The Shawshank Computation

THE SHAWSHANK PRESSURE, TIME, POSTER Starting in the second year of his life sen- tence, it took Andy Dufresne nearly 17 years to tunnel his way to freedom. But just how long was the tunnel that Andy COMPUTATION dug out? Let's find out with known dimen- sions and the power of mathematics. 1947 1949 1957 1966 DIG INSIDE DOTTED UNE 12" 40" 10.4" TUNNEL LENGTH 16.9 YEARS х2 4.8oz 6168.5 DAYS MASS VOLUME = DENSITY (DEBRIS/DAY) * DAYS (T * A * B) * L = DENSITY .6lb * 6168.5 (T * 1' * .87') *L = 135lb/cu.ft. CHEAP WALL MATERIAL 3701.1lbs ROOF TARRING CREW 368.9lb/ft 10' 1/64" per DAY = 7.13" per YEAR DEHAHS