>"We found it worked as good as a concrete counterweight, stopping the spinning drum from heavily vibrating the machine,"
Sorry to be off topic, but shouldn't it be "worked as well"? Not a native speaker, but it sounds strange.
Very interesting idea, though as many have pointed out, I'd be worried of leakage in the long run. A plastic container should be cheap to replace, however.
You are right, proper usage is "well" there. It's an adverb, describing the way that the machine worked. "Good" is for adjectives, describing people, places or things.
Sometimes you will hear this mistake in speech (as opposed to written), and this was a quote. Even in speech, unless used for effect, that usage would (for better or worse) mark the speaker as less educated.
But if delivered with a bit of a foreign accent, all is forgiven ;-).
This is likely correct - it's a common mistake in English on both sides of the Atlantic, and you are right that it should be "well". My clients from the UK use it about as frequently as my US clients.
Sorry to be off topic, but shouldn't it be "worked as well"? Not a native speaker, but it sounds strange.
Very interesting idea, though as many have pointed out, I'd be worried of leakage in the long run. A plastic container should be cheap to replace, however.