[TheForge] [The Forge] TheForge Digest, Vol 102, Issue 14

[Ron Childers]

Right, a simple illustration; it doesn't really matter although Edison
probably wanted the interior volume since he said to fill it with water.

A more practical use might be to find the weight of an anvil if there
are no scales available. Multiply the # of cubic inches of water it
displaces X .2833 

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Daniel T Hayes
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Sez whom? If I read Ron's original question (muse) the point was that
some things are simply easier to determine empirically. I believe he
chose a light bulb as an example of a complex and/or unclearly defined
geometry (nothing to do with internal volume/capacity versus external
volume/displacement). In any event my point, trivial as it is, was the
importance of clearly defining and understanding the question before
trying to answer it. You say displaced? If the discussion had started
with the volume of slack tubs, pouring ladles and coal buckets I think
most readers would follow the discussion and interpret " How would you
compute the volume of a light bulb?" to mean the internal volume. If the
discussion had started out discussing the volume of anvils, hammer heads
and tongs I think most readers would follow the discussion  and
interpret " How would you compute the volume of a light bulb?" to mean
the external volume. In the case of Ron's muse I fail to find any
indication of which he had in mind.

On the other hand Andy, having read your comments for what must be 20
years now I suspect you were just fishing for a reaction. =8^)

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Andrew Vida
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On 8/3/2012 7:28 PM, Jerry Frost wrote:
> Right you are  Daniel. It raises the issue of which holds more, the 
> inside or outside of a container. OR as in the case of a light bulb 
> doesn't contain anything.

Volume in this case refers to volume DISPLACED.

You're welcome.
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