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submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by brown567@sh.itjust.works to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

So why do my cats dive in front of mine so frequently!?

Edit: 36 feet, not 36 inches XD

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[-] unmagical@lemmy.ml 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)
  • 36 inches is about the height of a human 2 year old.
  • Assuming average weight of a 2 year old is 30lbs.
  • Assuming average body mass density is the same as water (1g/cm^3 ).

Then average volume of a 2 year old is:

(30lbs * 453.5924g/lbs) * cm^3 /1g = 13607.772cm^3

  • Assuming volume is constant, but weight increased to 2 US tons

Then final creature density is:

(2 * 2000lbs * 453.5924g/lbs) / 13607.772cm^3 = 133.333...g/cm^3

That is about 6 times denser than the heaviest measured element and a little over half the density of the solar core.


I sincerely hope my math is right, but this is a shitpost and I didn't have paper so :shrug_emoji_1:

[-] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 9 points 4 days ago

Knowledge is being able to do the math.

Wisdom is realizing OP made a mistake with his numbers

[-] lectricleopard@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago
[-] unmagical@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

You're right.

When I started writing the comment there were 0 replies and the title read 36".

When I posted what was ultimately the second comment the title still read 36".

[-] tyler@programming.dev 2 points 4 days ago

They updated it after

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