Thursday, January 13, 2011

Activity 5 1-13-11 Pressure

How much pressure do you place on someone when you stand on them?

I weight 180 lbs and have size 7 1/2  feet, if I assume I have 9 in^2 contact with the ground then the pressure exerted on the ground is 180/9 or  20 PSI.

20 lbs/in^2

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