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minus-square新星 [he/him/CPC bot]@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agoSince the U.S. weighs in money, here’s my math: Well, there are 6,000 to 8,000 minks in a shitton (article estimation of released mink number courtesy of OP), approximately 8 mink pelts in a mink (guess based on lifespan?), CAD$26 in a mink pelt (source), 0.58 pound sterling to CAD in 2020 (source), and 1 short ton in 2000 pounds = 349 liveweight short ton
Since the U.S. weighs in money, here’s my math:
Well, there are 6,000 to 8,000 minks in a shitton (article estimation of released mink number courtesy of OP),
approximately 8 mink pelts in a mink (guess based on lifespan?),
CAD$26 in a mink pelt (source),
0.58 pound sterling to CAD in 2020 (source),
and 1 short ton in 2000 pounds
= 349 liveweight short ton