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.
Sulley is a top scarer under his boss Henry J. Waternoose, III, who is the CEO of Monsters, Inc. Sulley's best friend and sidekick is Mike Wazowski. His mother is Mrs. Sullivan (who is not seen in the movie, but mentioned by Mike) and his dad is the famous scarer Bill Sullivan. When he is first seen, Sulley is the top scarer at Monsters, Inc., responsible for generating the majority of scares that provide power for the city of Monstropolis.