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Unread 21-09-2012, 12:22
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Re: Densest Building Materials

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Originally Posted by Andy Baker View Post
My weight is about 225 pounds. My volume is somewhere between 10,000-15,000 cubic inches (rough guess). If we assume the smallest volume of that range and divide 225/10,000 that equals 0.0225 lbs/in^3
I've always wanted to know how dense and Andy Baker was... Now we can use it as a standard unit of measure . For example, Aluminum is 4.44 Andy Bakers.


On a slightly less silly note, OP, don't forget that, while we don't have weight limits in FTC physics is a harsh mistress. The more your robot weighs the more energy it takes to accelerate it. Additionally, this year you have to lift/be lifted by your partner.
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