How much space does a pound of fat take up?

[lasergecko]

Anyone know how much space (volume) a pound of human body fat takes up?

 

[Red]

180 sq in.

 

[fr]

179.98 sq. in. to be exact.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Go to the kitchen and grab the crisco and a scale. That's about as close as you'll get.

EDIT: Meant to explain what I mean by "as close as you'll get"... Water will get in between fat tissue and sometimes take up even more space, but if you want to know how much space the fat cells themselves will take up, there ya go.

 

[Keego]

while your in the kitchen, find someone who can DO VOLUME NOT AREA!

 

[lasergecko]

Anyone have a source for the 180 sq in.?

 

[freebee]

Originally posted by: lasergecko
Anyone have a source for the 180 sq in.?

how can fat take up a 2 dimensional measurement....think about it.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: lasergecko
Anyone have a source for the 180 sq in.?

anyone have a source for 2 + 2 = 4?

 

[lasergecko]

By source, I meant a site or book or location where the information is coming from.

 

[notfred]

If any of you people saying sq. in. graduated from high school, let me know what school you went to so I never send my kids there.

 

[gsaldivar]

damn people, why so hostile? attitudes like these are what chase away good users.

if you can help the guy out great - otherwise sit down and STFU. :beer:

 

[conjur]

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