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How much would a person need to weigh so they would start sinking when they stand in grass? (kbin.social)
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Trying to measure my roleplaying (non-human) character's weight, lol

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[–] perviouslyiner@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

depends how big their feet are! you'll estimate the bearing capacity of the soil (e.g. 100kPa), then divide weight by shoe area to get their pressure on the ground.