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[woolymonkey]

Squirrelmonkey has lots of questions. This is today's.

How big/heavy would a sponge have to be to crush a person? Is it physically possible?

He knows sponges don't grow that big. He's wondering about mass and gravity and squidgeyness.

Thoughts, anyone? Please?

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[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

I'm not as up on my mass vs. area as I should be, but then again, this is a good thing for Squirrelly to go look up. I seem to remember some relationship that says if a thing doubles in size, it quadruples in weight or mass.

Of course, then comes the question: dry or saturated?

[woolymonkey.livejournal.com]

He says it's dry. Not sure how he knows that...