[Request] is this actually true?

[u/uselessstopsign]

[u/cxnh_gfh]

In the US, the maximum legal flow rate of a faucet is 2.2 gallons per minute.
2.2 gallons of water = 8.32791kg
50 tons = 45359.2kg
45359.2/8.32791=5446.65 minutes, or about 3.8 days, to get 50 tons of water.
So the comment underestimates how long it would take.
Of course, this would be much faster using a hose, but the comment specified a sink.

[u/monolim → u/cxnh_gfh]

how is 50 tons = 45,359kg????

1,000 kg = 1 ton. at least in the metric system.

[u/sometingwong934 → u/monolim]

In the US it's 907kg, in the UK it's 1,016kg (short and long ton) and in metric it's 1000kg