As anyone who heats with firewood knows wood is generally measured in cords, but you also would know a cord is a pretty fuzzy measurement. Technically a full cord is a stack 4 feet high by 4 feet deep by 8 feet long. The problem is every time you stack that pile of logs it will sit a bit differently altering the gaps between pieces and thus changing the overall volume of the pile. Then there is the other issue that how much potential heat energy in that pile also depends on what type of wood it is, how dry it is, and so on.
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