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Chapter 5, Problem 50SDP
In the 1940s (the Second World War), the Yamato and its sister ship, the Musashi, were the largest battleships ever built. Find out the weight of these ships, and estimate the number of automobiles that could have been built from the steel used in just one such ship. Estimate the time it would take to cast that much steel by continuous casting.
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