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XCskiNYC
07-09-2010, 13:40
What is the dry weight of 1 liter of water?
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=1+liter+of+water+weighs&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
plus container. Unless you were being clever with the dry - Weight of the o & h is beyond my google powers.:)
I don't know that "dry weight" applies... But a liter of water weighs 1 kilogram, or about 2.2 pounds.
bigcranky
07-09-2010, 14:39
1 liter of water by definition = 1 kilogram.
All dehydrated water weighs the same regardless of its original volume.
couscous
07-09-2010, 15:01
What is the dry weight of 1 liter of water?
If you pour it in a bowl and sit it in the sun to dry thoroughly for several days it will weigh next to nothing. :D
Shucks, emerald beat me to it while I was answering payroll tax questions.
Raul Perez
07-09-2010, 15:06
2lbs for 1 liter
If you pour it in a bowl and sit it in the sun to dry thoroughly for several days it will weigh next to nothing. :D
Shucks, emerald beat me to it while I was answering payroll tax questions.
Yes, I believe they call this evaporated condensed water. :p
daddytwosticks
07-09-2010, 15:54
What about heavy water (deuterium)? :)
Kerosene
07-09-2010, 20:16
What about heavy water (deuterium)? :)Deuterium has an atomic weight of 2.014 Daltons, so we're talking twice the weight of Protium, which comprises over 99.9% of the hydrogen atoms to be found on earth. Oxygen has an atomic mass of 16. So, Protium-based H2O has an atomic weight of 1.007 * 2 + 16 = 18.014, while Deuterium-based H2O has an atomic weight of 2.014 * 2 + 16 = 20.028, or 11.2% more.
If these calculations are correct (and I got them from Wikipedia, so they must be!), and I'm not forgetting something (which I'm sure the physicists out there will catch), then a liter of Deuterium should weigh 2.2046 * 1.112 = 2.45 pounds.
Basically, you can't call yourself an ultralighter if you're carrying Deuterium.
More math: a gallon of water weighs 8.375 Lbs A pound is 2.2 Kilos, I'll let you figure out how many liters in a gallon :p
9.81 Newtons.
And how many figs?
And how many figs?About a pound.
Kerosene
07-09-2010, 22:32
But after a week of Fig Newtons, that pound feels like 5.
gunner76
07-09-2010, 22:41
Are those regular Figs or Apple flavored Figs ? :-?
Are those regular Figs or Apple flavored Figs ? :-?
Both, but I'd go for the Apple; if, that is, I actually would eat fig newtons. Not my favorite animal.
Anyway, I think the weight of your water is a personal decision, better discussed between you and her. Why air your dirty laundry?
daddytwosticks
07-11-2010, 14:22
How much does a liter of frozen water weigh? :)
kayak karl
07-11-2010, 14:29
How much does a liter of frozen water weigh? :)
Why? are you planning on hiking with a block of ice:D
Feral Bill
07-11-2010, 14:36
How much does a liter of frozen water weigh? :)
About 10% less than liquid.
SouthMark
07-11-2010, 19:54
Which weighs more, a pound of water or a pound of frozen water?
This thread is hilarious!:D
What is the dry weight of 1 liter of water?
It depends. If you're headed uphill, it weighs a ****-ton. If you're going downhill, it's slightly less.
njordan2
07-11-2010, 22:20
I typically hike slightly more than 560 furlongs in just less than half a fortnight. But then again, I am carrying more than one and a half slugs!
....I am carrying more than one and a half slugs!You carry slugs? :eek: Ewwwww
daddytwosticks
07-12-2010, 07:43
...a block of ice sure would be a nice thing to have in this heat lately...:)
Feral Bill
07-12-2010, 11:52
I typically hike slightly more than 560 furlongs in just less than half a fortnight. But then again, I am carrying more than one and a half slugs!
Don't be silly. The question was about weight, not mass.
Buzz_Lightfoot
07-12-2010, 12:49
Dry water weighs more. Not a lot, but some. It's all those chemicals they put in the water to maek it dry that adds weight.
bdpalace
07-12-2010, 12:53
3 licks to the center of a Tootsie Pop solved most of the world's problems...
XCskiNYC
07-13-2010, 22:45
This should be in Straight-Forward where it was originally posted.
This should be in Straight-Forward where it was originally posted.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litre
2.2 lbs
I thought you were asking about dehydrated water, which certainly belongs in the humor forum.
Well, water weighs more per liter when cold. It peaks at about 39°C weighing 2.2041 lbs per liter and 2.1122 at near boiling. Now if we wanted "dry water", we would have to measure it in stones (.15733). Now that is pure water. Hard water containing salts and calcium would weight a bit more and if the water is airated it could weigh less. It also depends on what altitude you are at. At lower elevations, water will weigh a bit more.
This mass of water is assuming its specific gravity is 1.00 mg/mL. But I'm sure you knew that already.
Sorry, make that S.G. 1gm/mL.
I typically hike slightly more than 560 furlongs in just less than half a fortnight. But then again, I am carrying more than one and a half slugs!
That's odd, I usually hike about 25000 perches in a tithi.
I also weigh my gear in troy pounds, so I can't help with the OP
BobTheBuilder
07-14-2010, 10:08
Mom used to say "A pint's a pound the world around."
Midwestern wisdom, I guess.
XCskiNYC
07-14-2010, 16:28
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litre
2.2 lbs
I thought you were asking about dehydrated water, which certainly belongs in the humor forum.
My apologies to anybody who was confused by the term "dry weight" or who thought this was meant as humor. The intention was to make it clear that I meant the weight that would register on a common household digital scale, like the scale I use to weigh myself and my pack before a hike, as opposed to "liquid" weight.
As the amount of weight of a liter of water would be something hikers would want to know, it seemed like this board would be a good place to get the information, it seemed like something that people would know immediately.
A few helpful people did know it and were willing to share the information. My thanks to them.
If that's what you wanted, you got it in post #2. The remainder could have been ignored and most of it is garbage.
kayak karl
07-14-2010, 19:28
My apologies to anybody who was confused by the term "dry weight" or who thought this was meant as humor. The intention was to make it clear that I meant the weight that would register on a common household digital scale, like the scale I use to weigh myself and my pack before a hike, as opposed to "liquid" weight.
As the amount of weight of a liter of water would be something hikers would want to know, it seemed like this board would be a good place to get the information, it seemed like something that people would know immediately.
A few helpful people did know it and were willing to share the information. My thanks to them.
what did you expect? you could of looked it up or just proof read your post. this is WB:D
but if you mix some Lord Calvert with that water, it weighs less.... alchohol is less dense than water :)
Not Sunshine
07-14-2010, 20:00
dehydrated water weighs like nothing!
Skidsteer
07-14-2010, 20:10
dehydrated water weighs like nothing!
Depends what you carry it in.
If that's what you wanted, you got it in post #2. The remainder could have been ignored and most of it is garbage.
Humor is not garbage.
Humor is a spice of life.
Spice it up, SOG.
Thank me later. :rolleyes:
BobTheBuilder
07-14-2010, 20:36
The intention was to make it clear that I meant the weight that would register on a common household digital scale, like the scale I use to weigh myself and my pack before a hike, as opposed to "liquid" weight.
if you had the scale available, you could have just weighed your water bottle yourself.
I think you are mistaken about dry weight / liquid weight. Weight is weight (actually weight is the force exerted on a mass by the gravitational attraction between that mass and the earth, or whatever planet you are on at the time, but it doesn't matter if it's liquid or solid.) Maybe you're thinking about dry and liquid measuring cups. That's a whole different story, though.
Skidsteer
07-14-2010, 20:38
Humor is not garbage.
Humor is a spice of life.
Spice it up, SOG.
Thank me later. :rolleyes:
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Graywolf
07-15-2010, 14:44
Just carry dehydrated water. It weighs less. At he end of the day, just add water to rehydrate it..So easy, a caveman can do it.
Buzz_Lightfoot
07-16-2010, 13:08
Just carry dehydrated water. It weighs less. At he end of the day, just add water to rehydrate it..So easy, a caveman can do it.
Be careful with that! I read somewhere (Probably WB) that dehydrated water can cause cancer!
This thread is hilarious!:D
Or weird. Don't alert the carriers.
David@whiteblaze
07-26-2010, 13:52
I heard that using dehydrated water without rehydrating it can cause serious medical issues such as this one really weird one called De-hy-dration...
Scary, huh?
I hope it dosent weigh less than mine. Otherwise I am going to have to upgrade :D
Buzz_Lightfoot
07-27-2010, 13:00
I heard that using dehydrated water without rehydrating it can cause serious medical issues such as this one really weird one called De-hy-dration...
Scary, huh?
What's even more frightening is what happens to a person when they drink a couple gallons of dehydrated water then re-hydrate it inside themselves. 'Taint pretty! :eek:
Old Hiker
07-27-2010, 17:12
Got this back in the early (!) '70's. No expiration date, so I hope it's still OK.
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I heard that using dehydrated water without rehydrating it can cause serious medical issues such as this one really weird one called De-hy-dration...
Scary, huh?
Well, duh, where do you think the term "dehydration" came from? From too much dehydrated water!
Bare Bear
08-13-2010, 12:10
It depends on what you have in it.