MichaelBoyko
Me
Simple enough question... Anybody?
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How do you calc mass?
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MichaelBoyko
Me
That's exactly it... I see you're all reffering to the size of your corns by the grams... Oh god, if thats's not mass then I feel REALLY stupid.
CreepyCrawlrGrl
Converted Snake Lover
Mass is calculated in grams, but I'm not sure how to calculate it either, not without some other information. Geez, it hasn't been that long since I took science in school, I'm ashamed I don't remember better.
Your best bet is to MASS it (which is basically weighing it, but a touch more clear; weighing it will give you lbs, massing it will give you grams.) I dunno how to do that unless you have a balance or something, that's the way we did it in school. Good 'ole triple beam balance.
Either that, or weigh it in lbs and convert it to grams. You could find a conversion tool online easy enough.
Your best bet is to MASS it (which is basically weighing it, but a touch more clear; weighing it will give you lbs, massing it will give you grams.) I dunno how to do that unless you have a balance or something, that's the way we did it in school. Good 'ole triple beam balance.
Either that, or weigh it in lbs and convert it to grams. You could find a conversion tool online easy enough.
MichaelBoyko
Me
It's convertable? Like on a chart? Off to GOOGLE!
MichaelBoyko
Me
Oh wait...
I'm Canadian so I should know better... Here's the skinny.
The mass of any object is force (in this case, gravity of a standing human or still snake) related to the density of the object... and mass is represented as KiloGrams (= 2.2 pounds (Lbs))...
1 KiloGram = 1000 Grams.
And a 1 kilogram snake is about 2.2 pounds. A hefty fella.
Then all I need is a scale!!!
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Now that we've all suffered through this painstaking hurtful realization of mine let us never talk of it again.
*sigh*
I'm Canadian so I should know better... Here's the skinny.
The mass of any object is force (in this case, gravity of a standing human or still snake) related to the density of the object... and mass is represented as KiloGrams (= 2.2 pounds (Lbs))...
1 KiloGram = 1000 Grams.
And a 1 kilogram snake is about 2.2 pounds. A hefty fella.
Then all I need is a scale!!!
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Now that we've all suffered through this painstaking hurtful realization of mine let us never talk of it again.
*sigh*
Skye
New member
Actually....both grams and pounds are units of mass. Mass is the amount of substance there is in the snake. A bigger snake has more substance, hence more mass. I do not believe there is a formula which would allow you to provide length and diameter and calculate mass for a snake, and so the only way to find out is to get a balance and put your snake on it. Since snakes tend to move readily, it is often good to put the snake in a bag and weigh both, and then just weigh the bag and subtract the mass of the bag from the total mass to get the mass of the snake.
Grams are a metric unit, and pounds are an old unit. As Michael says, 1kg (1000g) = 2.2 lb, or to look at it the other way round, 1 lb. = 454 grams.
Weight is something quite different - it is not an amount of substance, but a force, and hence is measured in Newtons, these being the units of force. This force is the pull of gravity on a mass.
MichaelBoyko
Me
Krenna said:LOL I just have a digtal scale that converts what I am weighting in to gramsToo much math for me :sidestep:
Well... here I am, sitting at work, and I just realized that our postage scale measures in grams. Now if only I could bring the snakies in once a week for a weigh in! 8-P
Quigs
"Got R Did"
You can get a small postage scale from just about anywhere. Most any office supply store. Office Depot, Office Max, Staples, etc.
You might also be able to get one at a department store such as Target, Wal-Mart,etc.
Mine is digital and measures in grams and ounces. I think I paid about $15-$20 for mine but that was 8-10 years ago.
Quigs
You might also be able to get one at a department store such as Target, Wal-Mart,etc.
Mine is digital and measures in grams and ounces. I think I paid about $15-$20 for mine but that was 8-10 years ago.
Quigs
CreepyCrawlrGrl
Converted Snake Lover
I thought lbs (measurement of weight) was measurement of the amount of force gravity exerts over an object... Or has public schooling failed me again?! Damn you, simplistic science!!! lol
MichaelBoyko
Me
It is, isn't it?
Your weight is your mass affected by gravity here on earth (changed slighty depending on your location on the planet) with gravity pulling you down. Which is why if you push yourself down, off of a wall or something, your weight goes up but your mass always remains the same.
More over, mass remains constant on different planetary bodies but weight will increase and decrease depending on the additive or subtrative gravity of the new locale.
(Bill Nye the Science Guy should eat his heart out!)
Your weight is your mass affected by gravity here on earth (changed slighty depending on your location on the planet) with gravity pulling you down. Which is why if you push yourself down, off of a wall or something, your weight goes up but your mass always remains the same.
More over, mass remains constant on different planetary bodies but weight will increase and decrease depending on the additive or subtrative gravity of the new locale.
(Bill Nye the Science Guy should eat his heart out!)
Skye
New member
Weight is the force pulling your mass to any other mass. This is often described as the force pulling you to earth since earth is the biggest mass around to which you are pulled and so you notice it most.
Weight is a vector quantity, which means it has direction. One mass is pulled in the direction of another mass. You are pulled in the direction of the earth, i.e. downwards.
Weight is measured in Newtons, which are the units of force, after good old Isaac Newton.
Mass is the amount of substance, i.e. the number of atoms making you up. It can be measured using one of two systems, the old one (sometimes called the British system, although I object to that since we went metric long before you) and the metric system. Mass is a scalar quantity which means that it doesn't have any direction - it is just an amount. For example, my mass could be 55kg, but it would never be 55kg north or 55kg up.
Pounds and ounces are units of the old system for mass.
Grams, kilograms, micrograms etc.. are units of the metric system for mass.
As Michael says - if I go to the moon my mass will stay the same as there is still the same amount of me, but my weight will change. The moon is a lot smaller than the earth, and so there is less of the moon to pull me down, and so I will experience less force. My weight will be less. It will actually be approximately be about 1/6 of my weight on earth. This explains why I can jump higher on the moon as I don't have to overcome such a large force pulling me down.
Weight is a vector quantity, which means it has direction. One mass is pulled in the direction of another mass. You are pulled in the direction of the earth, i.e. downwards.
Weight is measured in Newtons, which are the units of force, after good old Isaac Newton.
Mass is the amount of substance, i.e. the number of atoms making you up. It can be measured using one of two systems, the old one (sometimes called the British system, although I object to that since we went metric long before you) and the metric system. Mass is a scalar quantity which means that it doesn't have any direction - it is just an amount. For example, my mass could be 55kg, but it would never be 55kg north or 55kg up.
Pounds and ounces are units of the old system for mass.
Grams, kilograms, micrograms etc.. are units of the metric system for mass.
As Michael says - if I go to the moon my mass will stay the same as there is still the same amount of me, but my weight will change. The moon is a lot smaller than the earth, and so there is less of the moon to pull me down, and so I will experience less force. My weight will be less. It will actually be approximately be about 1/6 of my weight on earth. This explains why I can jump higher on the moon as I don't have to overcome such a large force pulling me down.