Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Depends exactly how accurately you want to weigh the two products and what the weight of the packaging is. If you remove the packaging, 500g of sugar is near enough 500ml of water for most purposes. You must remember, however, that a bag of sugar with a nominal weight of 500g will normally weigh anywhere between 485g & 515g and could potentially weigh as little as 470g. Use a set of calibrated scales & weights! Will your statement be valid if the experiment was carried out atop Mt Everest. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Depends exactly how accurately you want to weigh the two products and what the weight of the packaging is. If you remove the packaging, 500g of sugar is near enough 500ml of water for most purposes. You must remember, however, that a bag of sugar with a nominal weight of 500g will normally weigh anywhere between 485g & 515g and could potentially weigh as little as 470g. Use a set of calibrated scales & weights! I'm not actually measuring or comparing owt, I was just curious. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Will your statement be valid if the experiment was carried out atop Mt Everest. Yes it will be, as long as you are using a certificated weight and an equal armed balance. The mass being measured will remain the same, so the scale will balance when the amount in each pan exerts an equal force. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Will your statement be valid if the experiment was carried out atop Mt Everest. The sugar would weigh the same as the water, but both would be reduced by the reduction of atmospheric pressure and gravity. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I'm not actually measuring or comparing owt, I was just curious. At a reasonable precision then, a litre of water will weigh a kilo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 You guys are all great. Buy yourselves a drink on me. In Welshbairn's case, steal yourself a drink on me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 What you are referring to is Specific Gravity. Water has a specific gravity of one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan09 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 iphone 6s or samsung galaxy s6? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Ive always assumed thats where Welshbairn lived. A cold, lonely, uninhabitable place. He does follow Clach, after all. For the last time Mozza I don't want one of your dodgy electric blankets. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 iphone 6s or samsung galaxy s6? Nokia 3310. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Nokia 3310. I still have one, free to good home. Snake's so much better on the original. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan09 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Nokia 3310. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 What you are referring to is Specific Gravity. Water has a specific gravity of one. It's nothing to do with specific gravity. SG is a unitless ratio (of densities) of two substances. It's all to do with the density of water. By definition, density equals mass divided by volume. At a pressure of 1 atmosphere, water is at its most dense (and therefore heaviest) at 3.98 degrees Celsius. My previous answer referred to "a reasonable precision" If you measure as accurately as you can, at 3.98 degrees Celsius, a litre of water will weigh 999.972 grammes. Accordingly, 1 L = 1 kg is a good approximation, but isn't exact. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Do grams and millilitres weigh the same in terms of volume? For example, would a 500g bag of sugar weigh the same as a 500ml bottle of water? If not, why not? I think we can all agree that this must be addressed. 500g of granulated sugar would weigh about the same as 500ml of water. 500g of water would weigh more than 500ml of granulated sugar. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Thanks everyone, my friend will probably go with the pliers, or maybe a hacksaw. Remembered some vile stuff hidden away from holiday, so all is cool. If still having problems opening it this won't help. https://youtu.be/2neMK7qtD1k 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 500g of granulated sugar would weigh about the same as 500ml of water. 500g of water would weigh more than 500ml of granulated sugar. While you slept off your latest hair lacquer binge, everyone else answered the question 24 hours ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 It's nothing to do with specific gravity. SG is a unitless ratio (of densities) of two substances. It's all to do with the density of water. By definition, density equals mass divided by volume. At a pressure of 1 atmosphere, water is at its most dense (and therefore heaviest) at 3.98 degrees Celsius. My previous answer referred to "a reasonable precision" If you measure as accurately as you can, at 3.98 degrees Celsius, a litre of water will weigh 999.972 grammes. Accordingly, 1 L = 1 kg is a good approximation, but isn't exact. How boring. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P45 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I'm taking a day off this month. What day is better, a Friday off, a Monday off or 2 half days off? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Monday off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Skidmarks Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I'd say Friday, Sunday's are always shite even with the Monday off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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