Thawed Experiment\text{Thawed Experiment}

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The common guideline for thawing a frozen turkey in cold water is to allow for 30 minutes of thawing time per pound, changing the water frequently. While this is a reasonable estimate for turkeys which are typically sized, the thawing time should really be proportional to the square of the (approximate) radius, not the weight.

Assume that the thawing time estimate is correct for a typical 15 pound turkey. By about what factor off would the thawing time estimate be for the world's heaviest turkey, which was 86 pounds?

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