So a gallon of salt water weighs 8.556 lbs.A pint's a pound, the world around.. That's a common expression. A pint is 16 fluid ounces and 16 fluid ounces of water weighs approximately 16 dry ounces.
If you ask the real Captain Sully, the answer is that Sully is pretty damn accurate. Based on his book, Highest Duty, Sully stays true to many facts of the real story, particularly as it pertains to the investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. The level of detail, the granularity of it... All those kinds of things translate pretty well to the screen, and it seems real.
Thomas Sully. This article is about the painter. For the architect, see Thomas Sully (architect). Thomas Sully (June 19, 1783 â November 5, 1872) was an American portrait painter, who was born in Britain but lived most of his life in Philadelphia. He painted in the style of Thomas Lawrence, and his subjects included Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, and Marquis de Lafayette, as well as many leading musicians and composers.