Excellent Not enough pounds; too many tons Mathematically Challenged by Elizabeth Emerald Artwork by Sgoolsby at FanArtReview.com

My friend Scott, whose backyard abuts the construction site of a three-hundred-thousand-pound, fully assembled, steel bridge (pending installation Saturday) queried the project supervisor as to the hoisting capacity of the SPMT (self-propelled modular transporter) that will position the bridge. The man, sketching a diagram, wrote: Can lift up to ten thousand pounds. Scott pointed out that the bridge weighed three hundred thousand pounds. The man, flustered, said he'd meant "tons"; he scribbled out "pounds" and wrote "tons." Scott pointed out that ten thousand tons is twenty million pounds. The man, hurling the pen at Scott, said: You do the math!    Recognized Author Notes Lines in metal by Sgoolsby on FanArtReview.com THANK YOU! FLASHing solo (no contest) at 100 words

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