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[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The volume is a tote, aka an IBC container

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate_bulk_container

Super common and readily available for both legitimate and/or illegal purposes.

[–] commie_rogers@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Document specifically states 6 55-gal drums.

[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Must not have a forklift on the island in that case

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

are you telling me epstein couldn't labor traffic one forklift certified worker

[–] commie_rogers@lemmy.ml 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

Non sequitir.

The presence of an IBC tote would imply the presence of some equipment necessary to move it (at least a pallet jack, possibly a forklift), maybe.

However, the inverse does not follow: absence of a tote does not imply the absence of the equipment needed to move one. The presence or absence of the equipment is logically independent of the absence of the equipment (even though it would be be implied by the presence of the equipment).

This is called denying the antecedent. The conditional does not imply the inverse. In symbolic terms:

Conditional: p → q
Inverse: ¬p → ¬q

(p → q) → (¬p → ¬q) is false.

If you're going to make claims on the Internet, it's worth learning at least a little propositional logic.

[–] STUNT_GRANNY@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Also, forklift attachments exist specifically for grabbing and moving barrels around. One of them is called a parrot beak.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 12 hours ago

Couldve also used a barrel dolly. Frankly I don't really care if Jeffrey Epstein was forklift certified.

[–] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] commie_rogers@lemmy.ml 1 points 13 hours ago

It sure seems like it sometimes 🤣

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Didn't realize there were tall ibc totes, I thought they were all 1000L/265gal

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today -2 points 1 day ago

Which is ~3.5 foot-bathtubs or 7 MFM...Mega-Foot-Mugs or 35panda-feet or 35 pizza ft ~65watermelons per apple feet. I asked Mr Chat for these actual units, so likely to be all wrong. Things were looking credible until pizza ft. Darn!