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Post Re: Weight of fully inflated ball

There will be a difference in weight, though it's most likely negligible.

Take for instance a cup. If you weigh it, it'll have the same weight as if you weigh it with a lid on top to trap the air.

However, let's say I was to take that cup, and really make it a cylinder, and fill it to 500 PSI... there's more mass of air in the system.

Because the ball is inflated, there will be a (slight) difference in weight.

10,000 points to the first person that can calculate the weight difference between an inflated and uninflated ball... (30" diameter, 30 PSI, assume 1/8" wall thickness)

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