Re: Estimating Pumpkin Weights From Measurements
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Estimating Pumpkin Weights From Measurements
- From: P*@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 19:29:23 EDT
In a message dated 98-07-08 12:01:50 EDT, you write:
<< stion is: pumpkin density- are they all the same? in
other words if you take a 1 inch cube out of middle of everyones
pumpkins and weighed them would they all weight the same ? or would some
of the "heavy hitters" weight more - thus have a higher density.
my guess is that pumpkin density is nearly the same in all AG's. but
that thickness would vary in pumpkins close to the same weight. ???
>>
Gordon,
The density may vary slightly from specimen to specimen, but it is the
thickness that really varies. The density of solid, non pulpy pumpkin meat is
about .95 or slightly lighter than water. The density is highest near the skin
and lowest near the pulpy interior, but it doesn't vary alot. The shoulder end
of the pumpkin is the thickest, so if you have a pumpkin with big shoulders,
there is a larger area with max. thickness. I had a pumpkin that had combined
inches of 359" and only weighed 729.4 pounds. Ones with those dimensions can
weigh 8 to 900 pounds. It did make a good boat though. Maximum displacement -
minimum weight.
pumkinguy@aol.com
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