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minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-22 days agoA 1ft^3 solid block of stainless steel is 500lbs. (227kg) That looks a bit bigger than that, and weight will go up exponentially with increased perimeters. If the sides are 16in we’re looking at 1,200lbs (544kg) Edit: it clearly says the weight on the pic… Guess I still need to wake up. And it’s not solid, but the thought of it being solid was funny to me.
minus-squareAshelyn@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·2 days agoWeight wouldn’t go up exponentially, but cubically. x^3 vs x^x
minus-squareluciferofastora@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI find the idea funny too, thanks for running the math
A 1ft^3 solid block of stainless steel is 500lbs. (227kg)
That looks a bit bigger than that, and weight will go up exponentially with increased perimeters.
If the sides are 16in we’re looking at 1,200lbs (544kg)
Edit: it clearly says the weight on the pic… Guess I still need to wake up. And it’s not solid, but the thought of it being solid was funny to me.
Weight wouldn’t go up exponentially, but cubically. x^3 vs x^x
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I find the idea funny too, thanks for running the math