What is the volume of a human?
What is the volume of a human?
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Does anyone have access to a credible data source that lists the volume occupied by a 50th percentile human body?
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RE: What is the volume of a human?
I beleive it was Archimedes that figured that out about 2,000 years ago or so.
Since we are something like 96% water - at 175 lbs / 62.4 lbs water / cubic foot.... Something around 3 cubic feet??
Seems a bit low as I look at myself....
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RE: What is the volume of a human?
volume = mass (50th percentile person) /density (water)
RE: What is the volume of a human?
My quick tape-measure approximation of myself, approximating torso, arms and legs as cylinders yields 2.3 cubic feet.
I am sure that the Army has subjected numerous soldiers to a dunking, and the data is published - I don't have access to any human factors info at the moment.
RE: What is the volume of a human?
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RE: What is the volume of a human?
KENAT, probably the least qualified checker you'll ever meet...
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Note that it's older than me, so some numbers might need to be revisited, since the average weight of the 404 subjects was only 171 lb.
TTFN
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50th percentile human mass is much harder to get information about. It's probably very location-dependent.
- Steve
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Luck is a difficult thing to verify and therefore should be tested often. - Me
RE: What is the volume of a human?
If you have a room full of people, how many cubic feet of air do they displace?
RE: What is the volume of a human?
RE: What is the volume of a human?
I was not interested in their respiratory rates. I wanted to know what I stated - how much air does a human body displace.
RE: What is the volume of a human?
Now, I do think that the average volume varies a lot depending on your geographical region, and very gender specific. Where is you 'research' focused at? I have taken a newfie to Japan and trust me, the volume difference is far from similar (more like a two to one)
Now, Civilperson got me thinking.... If I am floating on my back and pass gas, do I get propelled or just sink....? Gotta try it.
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RE: What is the volume of a human?
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See problem B11. 1 kg weight occupies about 0.9 l volume.
Ted
RE: What is the volume of a human?
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