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		gus_massa on Aug 23, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fukushima leak is 'much worse than we were led to ... 76 millons bananas are approximately between 220 and 500 TEUs (standard containers) http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%28volume+76+million+ba... Let's multiply that by 2 to account the overhead and space between bananas. A cargo ship can carry up to 16000 TEUs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_ship

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