Mixing
How much would a 3" human male weigh?
Clash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP
up vote
1
down vote
favorite
In my world, an adult, fit humanoid male is 3 inches tall. When I do a simple ratio calculation, I come up with him weighing 7.9 pounds. Basically, the weight of a gallon of water. This seems excessive. Any thoughts on how to calculate this would be greatly appreciated. Additionally, I may have to make them 4 inches tall to make the science work, so I'm looking for a way to adjust the height as needed. Thanks!
Here is the math I used 190 pounds/72 inches = x pounds/3 inches
science-based biology humans mathematics
asked 1 hour ago
Adam Orth
366
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
favorite
In my world, an adult, fit humanoid male is 3 inches tall. When I do a simple ratio calculation, I come up with him weighing 7.9 pounds. Basically, the weight of a gallon of water. This seems excessive. Any thoughts on how to calculate this would be greatly appreciated. Additionally, I may have to make them 4 inches tall to make the science work, so I'm looking for a way to adjust the height as needed. Thanks!
Here is the math I used 190 pounds/72 inches = x pounds/3 inches
science-based biology humans mathematics
asked 1 hour ago
Adam Orth
366
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
favorite
up vote
1
down vote
favorite
In my world, an adult, fit humanoid male is 3 inches tall. When I do a simple ratio calculation, I come up with him weighing 7.9 pounds. Basically, the weight of a gallon of water. This seems excessive. Any thoughts on how to calculate this would be greatly appreciated. Additionally, I may have to make them 4 inches tall to make the science work, so I'm looking for a way to adjust the height as needed. Thanks!
Here is the math I used 190 pounds/72 inches = x pounds/3 inches
science-based biology humans mathematics
asked 1 hour ago
Adam Orth
366
In my world, an adult, fit humanoid male is 3 inches tall. When I do a simple ratio calculation, I come up with him weighing 7.9 pounds. Basically, the weight of a gallon of water. This seems excessive. Any thoughts on how to calculate this would be greatly appreciated. Additionally, I may have to make them 4 inches tall to make the science work, so I'm looking for a way to adjust the height as needed. Thanks!
Here is the math I used 190 pounds/72 inches = x pounds/3 inches
science-based biology humans mathematics
science-based biology humans mathematics
asked 1 hour ago
Adam Orth
366
asked 1 hour ago
Adam Orth
366
asked 1 hour ago
Adam Orth
366
asked 1 hour ago
Adam Orth
366
asked 1 hour ago
Adam Orth
366
366
add a comment |Â
add a comment |Â
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
up vote
6
down vote
accepted
Volume is the cube of length. Therefore, if the length of a human drops by a factor of x; the volume drops by a factor of x$^3$.
Therefore, a 3" person is $$frac372 = 0.042$$ the length of a regular person, then he would be $0.042^3 = 0.000072$ times the volume (and mass) of that person.
Multiply that factor by 200 lbs to get 0.014 lbs; or 0.2 ounces. Not much!
answered 1 hour ago
kingledion
66.4k22218380
add a comment |Â
up vote
6
down vote
Weight varies as the cube of height, not linearly. 190 pounds/373,248 cubic inches means 0.014 pounds/27 cubic inches. Your 3†man weighs a fifth of an ounce.
answered 1 hour ago
Mike Scott
9,38131740
add a comment |Â
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
6
down vote
accepted
Volume is the cube of length. Therefore, if the length of a human drops by a factor of x; the volume drops by a factor of x$^3$.
Therefore, a 3" person is $$frac372 = 0.042$$ the length of a regular person, then he would be $0.042^3 = 0.000072$ times the volume (and mass) of that person.
Multiply that factor by 200 lbs to get 0.014 lbs; or 0.2 ounces. Not much!
answered 1 hour ago
kingledion
66.4k22218380
add a comment |Â
up vote
6
down vote
accepted
Volume is the cube of length. Therefore, if the length of a human drops by a factor of x; the volume drops by a factor of x$^3$.
Therefore, a 3" person is $$frac372 = 0.042$$ the length of a regular person, then he would be $0.042^3 = 0.000072$ times the volume (and mass) of that person.
Multiply that factor by 200 lbs to get 0.014 lbs; or 0.2 ounces. Not much!
answered 1 hour ago
kingledion
66.4k22218380
add a comment |Â
up vote
6
down vote
accepted
up vote
6
down vote
accepted
Volume is the cube of length. Therefore, if the length of a human drops by a factor of x; the volume drops by a factor of x$^3$.
Therefore, a 3" person is $$frac372 = 0.042$$ the length of a regular person, then he would be $0.042^3 = 0.000072$ times the volume (and mass) of that person.
Multiply that factor by 200 lbs to get 0.014 lbs; or 0.2 ounces. Not much!
answered 1 hour ago
kingledion
66.4k22218380
Volume is the cube of length. Therefore, if the length of a human drops by a factor of x; the volume drops by a factor of x$^3$.
Therefore, a 3" person is $$frac372 = 0.042$$ the length of a regular person, then he would be $0.042^3 = 0.000072$ times the volume (and mass) of that person.
Multiply that factor by 200 lbs to get 0.014 lbs; or 0.2 ounces. Not much!
answered 1 hour ago
kingledion
66.4k22218380
answered 1 hour ago
kingledion
66.4k22218380
answered 1 hour ago
kingledion
66.4k22218380
answered 1 hour ago
kingledion
66.4k22218380
66.4k22218380
add a comment |Â
add a comment |Â
up vote
6
down vote
Weight varies as the cube of height, not linearly. 190 pounds/373,248 cubic inches means 0.014 pounds/27 cubic inches. Your 3†man weighs a fifth of an ounce.
answered 1 hour ago
Mike Scott
9,38131740
add a comment |Â
up vote
6
down vote
Weight varies as the cube of height, not linearly. 190 pounds/373,248 cubic inches means 0.014 pounds/27 cubic inches. Your 3†man weighs a fifth of an ounce.
answered 1 hour ago
Mike Scott
9,38131740
add a comment |Â
up vote
6
down vote
up vote
6
down vote
Weight varies as the cube of height, not linearly. 190 pounds/373,248 cubic inches means 0.014 pounds/27 cubic inches. Your 3†man weighs a fifth of an ounce.
answered 1 hour ago
Mike Scott
9,38131740
Weight varies as the cube of height, not linearly. 190 pounds/373,248 cubic inches means 0.014 pounds/27 cubic inches. Your 3†man weighs a fifth of an ounce.
answered 1 hour ago
Mike Scott
9,38131740
answered 1 hour ago
Mike Scott
9,38131740
answered 1 hour ago
Mike Scott
9,38131740
answered 1 hour ago
Mike Scott
9,38131740
9,38131740
add a comment |Â
add a comment |Â
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fworldbuilding.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f125678%2fhow-much-would-a-3-human-male-weigh%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
