Q. How much force is exerted by the human jaw when a piece of cheek tissue strays into the chewing zone? A. The force of the human bite in chewing is usually given as around 70 pounds per square inch, ...
‘14.7 pounds per inch’: Earth’s atmosphere presses like a bowling ball, here’s why you don’t feel it
Earth’s atmosphere weighs an astounding 11.24 billion billion pounds, according to Rutgers professor Anthony Broccoli. A single cylindrical column of air, 1 foot in diameter, weighs 1,663 pounds. Air ...
This week’s weather question comes from Jeff Lee of Columbus, Georgia. He wants to know how much the atmosphere weighs. We know that air weighs 14.7 psi or pounds per square inch at sea level – ...
Scientists are using water under very high pressure - starting at about 37,000 pounds per square inch - to kill germs that may damage food or cause illness. Scientists are using water under very high ...
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