Announcement: We have a winner of our Justice League pool party contest

Okay, so this morning I posted a contest giving one Cafe Society commenter (and a guest) the opportunity to swell their guts with beer and grub for free at Sunday's Justice League of Street Food bash, which gets started at 5 p.m. and takes place at the TAXI development --...

By Lori Midson

August 31, 2012

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Okay, so this morning I posted a contest giving one Cafe Society commenter (and a guest) the opportunity to swell their guts with beer and grub for free at Sunday's Justice League of Street Food bash, which gets started at 5 p.m. and takes place at the TAXI development -- specifically in (and around) the pool, which, as I noted, was built from shipping containers.

We asked readers this question: How much does the water in the pool weigh?

And, oh boy, did we get some complex answers that go way beyond my mathematical capabilities. And I'll be the first to admit that while my arithmetic skills are second to none, mathematical equations stump me, which may or may not explain why I failed (epically) algebra and just about every other math class, while maintaining a straight-A average in English and literature.

So, yeah, I kinda suck at math. Anyway, Kyle Zeppelin, the developer of the TAXI project, suggested I pose the question, and since he commissioned the pool and had it built, he also gave me the answer (naturally).

And the correct answer, according to Zeppelin, is 998,778 pounds -- a number that Randall Smock came the closest to with his guess of 966,338 pounds.

To appease all of you who will insist that there's NO WAY IN HELL that he's correct (your comments came through loud and clear), I'm going to ask him again. And if there's an update, and it turns out his calculation is incorrect, you'll be the first to know. But as it stands now, Mr. Smock is our winner. Congratulations!

Enjoy the three-day weekend!

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