by Anonymous on June 16th, 2008
Okay, I am not fully awake, what is a 5 stone person???
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Okay. Good. I wasn't the only person thinking this.
by a 10sEn is the AB Ninja Lounge bartender on June 16th, 2008
I reread it 5 times, then just shook my head, I thought maybe, someone forgot to teach me something, when I was young, LOL.
by Anonymous on June 16th, 2008
Could it be 5 ton??
by Anonymous on June 16th, 2008
Okay, so I looked it up, and a stone is a British measurement equalling 14lbs. So, the question's asking "How many helium balloons are needed to lift a person who is 70lbs?"
by a 10sEn is the AB Ninja Lounge bartender on June 16th, 2008
Thanks, I will see if I can figure it out.
by Anonymous on June 16th, 2008
It takes one big ass balloon.
by Anonymous on June 16th, 2008
Someone else found the answer (although, I still say it depends on the size of the balloon).
by a 10sEn is the AB Ninja Lounge bartender on June 16th, 2008
It does! Helium has a lifting force of 1 gram per liter. So if you have a balloon that contains 5 liters of helium, the balloon can lift 5 grams. A normal balloon at an amusement park might be 30 centimeters (about 1 foot) in diameter. To determine how many liters of helium a sphere can hold, the equation is 4/3 x pi x r x r x r. The radius of a 30-centimeter-diameter balloon is 15 centimeters, so: 4/3 x pi x 15 x 15 x 15 = 14,137 cubic centimeters = 14 liters. So a normal amusement park balloon can lift about 14 grams, assuming that the weight of the balloon itself and the string is negligible. If you weigh 50 kilograms (about 110 pounds), then you weigh 50,000 grams. Divide your 50,000 grams by the 14 grams per balloon and you find that you need 3,571.42 balloons to lift your weight. You might want to add 500 more if you actually would like to rise at a reasonable rate. So you need roughly 4,000 balloons to lift yourself if you weigh 50 kilograms, adjust that number,according to weig
by Anonymous on June 16th, 2008
Let's say that instead of going to the amusement park, you go to an army surplus store and buy one 3-meter (about 10-foot) balloon. It can hold:
4/3 x pi x 150 x 150 x 150 = 14,137,000 cubic centimeters = 14,137 liters
It would only take four of those to give you the same lift.
One balloon that is 30 meters (about 100 feet) in diameter displaces 14,137,000 liters, so it can lift 14,000 kilograms (about 31,000 pounds) -- this is roughly the size of a large blimp.
by Anonymous on June 16th, 2008
I take it this means you've had your second cup of coffee already? :D
by a 10sEn is the AB Ninja Lounge bartender on June 16th, 2008
The effects hit me fast, LOL.
by Anonymous on June 16th, 2008