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minus-squarecosmicrookie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-27 months agoMy very rough calculations using 85kg as an average adult weight, results in 153gr of iron My problem is, that i dont have any expectations as to how heavy a longsword is but i’d assume it to be a lot heavier! After further research it looks like the more appropriate number of humans needed to make an average longsword would be closer to 25.000
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months ago Males of average height have about 4 grams of iron in their body, females about 3.5 grams; children will usually have 3 grams or less 300 * 3g = 900g. 300 * 4,5g = 1350g https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longsword and weighing approximately 1 to 1.5 kg It’s close enough, I’d say. OP’s maths that is.
My very rough calculations using 85kg as an average adult weight, results in 153gr of iron
My problem is, that i dont have any expectations as to how heavy a longsword is but i’d assume it to be a lot heavier!
After further research it looks like the more appropriate number of humans needed to make an average longsword would be closer to 25.000
300 * 3g = 900g.
300 * 4,5g = 1350g
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longsword
It’s close enough, I’d say. OP’s maths that is.