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Re: Air in tires adding to weight?

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Originally Posted by Mk.32 View Post
1/4 LBS for 1 [CUBIC] foot.
6 Tires that are 10x3inches
So ~0.13 lb total*, or about half the weight of the digital sidecar, [EDIT] or about the same weight as all of the data in the internet in 2007 [/EDIT].

*Assuming the wheel's inner tube is a torus of R=3.5, r=1.5 in. Volume is V=2(pi^2)(R)(r^2).

Last edited by Nate Laverdure : 02-03-2012 at 10:15. Reason: this "weight of data" thing has been discussed before-- probably not going to be helpful :)