2006-08-09 04:49:03 · 6 answers · asked by lajohn 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
The specific gravity of blood is about 1.06
So a gallon of blood would weight 8 x 1.06 = 8.48 lbs.
Quatt: There are 8 pints in a gallon, and a pint weighs a pound.
2006-08-09 05:05:54 · answer #1 · answered by rt11guru 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a taxidermy studio, and we routinely measure all sorts of weird things when determining the live weight of a trophy animal.. We tried a full gallon of pig's blood, and it was 8.55 pounds. FYI, whitetailed deer blood is right at 8.8 pounds.
BTW, the intestinal fat weighs 8.2 pounds per gallon, so guess there is fact in the statement that muscle weighs more than fat. Yes, it helps to be a little wacko in some professions.
2006-08-09 07:46:56 · answer #2 · answered by misskitty3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know, but water (H2O) weighs 10lbs per gallon, not 8. There are 8 pints to a gallon
2006-08-09 05:02:56 · answer #3 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blood weighs weighs 8.84 pounds / gallon water is 8.34 lbs / gallon not 10 pounds. With a spec grav. of 1.06 X 8.34=8.84lbs/gal
2006-08-09 06:14:35 · answer #4 · answered by Jim R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
quatt47 may be British, and the British gallon is larger than the US standard gallon and does weigh about 10 pounds.
2006-08-09 05:15:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
an imperial gallon has 160 fluid ounces. a US gallon has 132. so a US pint is smaller than an Imperial pint. not your answer....
2006-08-09 06:01:22 · answer #6 · answered by cbmaclean 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋