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|> >> Does anyone know the average density of an {*filter*} human? I presume it's
|> >>somewhere in the region of 1000kg/m^3, but can anyone give me a more accurate
|> >>answer. (I hope this is the right group to ask).
|> >>
|>
|> >If you don't count the lung volume as part of the body -- and you shouldn't --
|> >it's a lot denser than that unless you're very obese.
|>
|> >-dk
|>
|> How dense? And what if you do count lung volume?
|>
|> Nick
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|>
By my rough calculations, you can stuff a large person (about 6') in
a space of 0.5 cubic meters (person is 200 cm tall, about 45x35cm wide
and thick), ie a large trunk.
You can probably stuff three small-average people in a cubic meter
(by chopping them up, grinding the bones and liquifying the viscera,
thus eliminating the lung volume problem).
This is certainly the upper limit.
So three average people at 80Kg each makes 240Kg in a cubic meter,
or say 250Kgm^3. This is my estimate.
Alternatively, another way of finding this useful tidbit out, is to
go to the morgue and borrow a body part, immerse it in water, and see
how much it displaces (then takes this volume and the weight of the arm
etc etc). This will probably come in under the mark because of fluid
loss.
Or you can go to any of those health clinics, immerge a live body
(the procedure to determine body fat %) in a pool and do the same.
Have fun :-)
hehehehehehehe!
-rg
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