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I think 23 tons has to be a major underestimate. If wood is the same weight as water it means it has to be less than a sixtieth of the volume of the General Sherman tree - and that's if you don't count the roots, which you surely should. Oliver Chettle 18:53, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Well, wood is lighter than water, it floats on it after all. The General Sherman is a Sequoia, which is a much larger species of oak. I find the size estimation reasonable. ZPS102 23:57, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"It floats on it after all" - Weight has relatively little to do with the ability to float on water. Displacement of water influences the ability of an object to float on water. Under your reasoning, the steel used to fabricate ocean liners must be lighter than water... it floats on it after all. 80.72.157.154 (talk) 15:33, 27 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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	Well, wood is lighter than water, it floats on it after all. The General Sherman is a Sequoia, which is a much larger species of oak. I find the size estimation reasonable. [[User:ZPS102\|ZPS102]] 23:57, 25 January 2007 (UTC)		Well, wood is lighter than water, it floats on it after all. The General Sherman is a Sequoia, which is a much larger species of oak. I find the size estimation reasonable. [[User:ZPS102\|ZPS102]] 23:57, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

			"It floats on it after all" - Weight has relatively little to do with the ability to float on water. Displacement of water influences the ability of an object to float on water. Under your reasoning, the steel used to fabricate ocean liners must be lighter than water... it floats on it after all. [[Special:Contributions/80.72.157.154\|80.72.157.154]] ([[User talk:80.72.157.154\|talk]]) 15:33, 27 November 2007 (UTC)