Ape Strength: Myth vs Reality

[Pckts]

(01-22-2019, 01:26 AM)Shadow Wrote:

(01-21-2019, 09:32 PM)Pckts Wrote: Watch the very beginning, there's no way to know the weight of the log but it's not light, the Gorilla moves it like nothing.

When gorilla is standing and keeping that log straight on the ground there is a way to calculate approximate weight. Gorillas are usually about 170 cm when standing, if big one 180 cm. So that log is most probably about 2 meters and then diameter about 30 cm. So volume of that log is approximately 0,14 cubic meter but let´s say 0,15.

That is also obviously quite dry wood when looking at it. When we know now approximate volume it is quite easy to look at possible weight. Spruce 65,5-68,5 kg. Birch would be 91-95 kg. Pine 73-76 kg.

If someone can give estimation about wood, then it is possible to give approximate weight for any log if there is some way to get approximate measurements :)

Same thing with rocks/stones, some estimations which will be quite close can be calculated.

Log Weight Calculator below
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/calculato...log_weight

You still need to know the diameter of the log on both ends and an actual length.
Type of wood would also need to be known, all of those factors would make it impossible to know for sure.


Log Types and how to measure them below:

https://extension.tennessee.edu/publicat.../sp748.pdf

I'd guess it's in the 200lb range Reply