nancy58
04-01-2006, 12:59 PM
Ever since I read about making one's own breast forms and using blue ice as a filler, I've been wondering how much of the stuff would be needed to fill the cups and also, generally, about the weight of boobs. The other day, I decided to find out.
I deduced that there are two potential tracks to solving this problem. One track would be to measure the diameter of the base of the cup and its depth, and to perform a simple integration of these dimensions as if I were trying to calculate the volume of half a sphere. The other track would be to pour a liquid into a cup and measure the quantity used to fill it. Since I flunked second-semester calculus, the first method was out of the question, so I opted for the second.
I fashioned a hoop out of a wire coat hanger and clipped a bra cup into the hoop with clothespins, and I lined the cup with plastic wrap, clipping it to hoop as well. Then I poured in water and measured it as best as I could, coming up with the following volumes:
J.C. Penney 38-B: 375 ml
Calida 85-A (38-A): 325 ml
Bali 38DD: 675 ml
There may be significant errors in these measurements, since I had trouble with spillage.
I also weighed a blue ice pack in and out of water and came up with the figure that blue ice weighs about 1.33 times as much as water.
This means that to fill two of the above cup sizes, the following weights of blue ice would be needed:
J.C. Penney 38-B: 998 g (2 lbs. 4 oz.)
Calida 85-A (38-A): 865 g (2 lbs.)
Bali 38DD: 1796 g (4 lbs.)
For reference, a full bottle of Sam Adams beer weighs 580 g. This may be useful for selecting the correct quantity of blue ice while shopping at your local supermarket.
While the figures above are not an April Fools joke, I figure the fact that a grown man spent time doing this research instead of something more productive ought to be reason enough to share this today.
Cheers!
Nancy
I deduced that there are two potential tracks to solving this problem. One track would be to measure the diameter of the base of the cup and its depth, and to perform a simple integration of these dimensions as if I were trying to calculate the volume of half a sphere. The other track would be to pour a liquid into a cup and measure the quantity used to fill it. Since I flunked second-semester calculus, the first method was out of the question, so I opted for the second.
I fashioned a hoop out of a wire coat hanger and clipped a bra cup into the hoop with clothespins, and I lined the cup with plastic wrap, clipping it to hoop as well. Then I poured in water and measured it as best as I could, coming up with the following volumes:
J.C. Penney 38-B: 375 ml
Calida 85-A (38-A): 325 ml
Bali 38DD: 675 ml
There may be significant errors in these measurements, since I had trouble with spillage.
I also weighed a blue ice pack in and out of water and came up with the figure that blue ice weighs about 1.33 times as much as water.
This means that to fill two of the above cup sizes, the following weights of blue ice would be needed:
J.C. Penney 38-B: 998 g (2 lbs. 4 oz.)
Calida 85-A (38-A): 865 g (2 lbs.)
Bali 38DD: 1796 g (4 lbs.)
For reference, a full bottle of Sam Adams beer weighs 580 g. This may be useful for selecting the correct quantity of blue ice while shopping at your local supermarket.
While the figures above are not an April Fools joke, I figure the fact that a grown man spent time doing this research instead of something more productive ought to be reason enough to share this today.
Cheers!
Nancy