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On Tue, 4 Jun 2002, Ross, Matt wrote:
> This reminds me of the 1 meter cube of lead. If each side has handles
> enough for everybody, how many people does it take to lift the cube,
> assuming each person can lift their own weight, and assuming earth
> gravity?
>From here... http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/SigFigs/Density.html
"A block of lead has dimensions of 4.50 cm by 5.20 cm by 6.00 cm. The
block weighs 1587 g. From this information, calculate the density of
lead."
Assuming that is correct, I get the following:
(2.2*(1.587*10^6)/(4.50*5.20*6.00))/180' = 138.152896486230
That is assuming that 1 kg = 2.2 lbs. So it would take 139 people to lift
it.
Mike
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