human limb weights?

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quote:Original post by marijnh
You can''t realy independantly weight separate body parts yourself because they are (hopefully) still connected to the rest of the body. An approach you could use if you want accurate data is to measure the volume of body parts by holding them under water and measuring how far the water level goes up. You''ll need someone else to look at the level while you measure your head though

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Actually, this measures the room the limbs occupy, not their weight. Their density might differ.

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quote:Original post by Ishan
Well, after much searching, I managed to find what I was looking for. For anyone else who''s interested...

Head: 7.8%
Torso: 46.84
Upper arm: 2.7
Forearm: 2.3
Hand: 0.6
Thigh: 9.9
Shank: 4.6
Foot: 1.4


How did you find this out?
quote:Original post by seanw
quote:Original post by Ishan
Well, after much searching, I managed to find what I was looking for. For anyone else who''s interested...

Head: 7.8%
Torso: 46.84
Upper arm: 2.7
Forearm: 2.3
Hand: 0.6
Thigh: 9.9
Shank: 4.6
Foot: 1.4


How did you find this out?


Bathroom scale and a saw. The missing 2.36 is probably from blood loss....

quote:Original post by Ishan

Bathroom scale and a saw. The missing 2.36 is probably from blood loss....



School boy error, you should have frozen the body before cutting it, that way the blood wouldn''t spill and you would get more accurate result.

You do realise that if you want a proper scinetific measurement you should do at least 3 different measurements and take the average. Then you could even calculate the perecentage error.

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If you are, I''ll give you the hint that weight is irrelevent to the speed an objects accelerates from gravity.
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quote:Original post by Joe-Bob
This is just curiosity, but what is this for? Are you planning a vicious crime spree?
If you are, I''ll give you the hint that weight is irrelevent to the speed an objects accelerates from gravity.
Are you suggesting he disposes of the victim''s bodies by dropping them off a tall building? That never works for me.

Is this for ragdoll physics or something similar? Pants.

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