Banging my head on the desk
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It's your head, bang it if you want to.
Muscle does weigh more than fat, and I'm living proof. I step on the scale and weigh the same but I've lost inches from heavy weight lifting and my clothes are looser. THIS is what many people mean when the say muscle weighs more than fat.
I don't think people realize what the term really means, but I'm sure they realize thst a pound of anything does not weigh more or less than a pound of anything else.0 -
Ok, seriously, just saw it again in several posts.
Please, people, muscle does not weigh more than fat. A pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat.
I'm sure that what you're trying to say is that muscle masses more than fat, in that a pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat, but please repeat after me:
a pound is a pound is a pound is a pound is a pound.
a kilo is a kilo is a kilo is a kilo is a kilo.
Thank you - let the snarks begin!
you realize everyone understand this right? its implied0 -
Ok, seriously, just saw it again in several posts.
Please, people, muscle does not weigh more than fat. A pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat.
I'm sure that what you're trying to say is that muscle masses more than fat, in that a pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat, but please repeat after me:
a pound is a pound is a pound is a pound is a pound.
a kilo is a kilo is a kilo is a kilo is a kilo.
Thank you - let the snarks begin!
Mass is mass. Kilo is a kilo, so you said it wrong. Muscle is more dense than fat. This is implied when people say muscle weighs more than fat. Like someone above said, it's really only an issue if someone says a kg of fat is less than a kg of muscle.
And a pound isn't always a pound. Pounds-mass and pounds-force are two different things, so unless someone is differentiating by writing "lb-m" or "lb-f", how do you really know what they mean? Maybe they're saying that they can run faster with more muscle and the higher velocity gives it more pound-force.0 -
I am banging my head on the desk because it seems like everyone is killing themselves with workouts and doesn't track their food. I thought this was kind of the POINT of My Fitness Pal...logging your calories.
smh
omg get your own thread!
I thought this was "the reasons why I'm banging my head" thread.
oh well in that case, im banging my head on my desk because i didnt realize this was a "reasons why im banging my head on my desk" thread.
yo dawg....
You thought the point was to discuss whether a pound of fat equals a pound of muscle?!?
Why would we discuss that?
well i figured since we haven't done that in a couple hours it was time to do it again.
that said, i'm noticing that there are a LOT of bullies and internet online world wide web bullying going on here.
what gives? lets discuss that...
SEE WHAT I MEAN?!?!
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Ok, seriously, just saw it again in several posts.
Please, people, muscle does not weigh more than fat. A pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat.
I'm sure that what you're trying to say is that muscle masses more than fat, in that a pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat, but please repeat after me:
a pound is a pound is a pound is a pound is a pound.
a kilo is a kilo is a kilo is a kilo is a kilo.
Thank you - let the snarks begin!
Mass is mass. Kilo is a kilo, so you said it wrong. Muscle is more dense than fat. This is implied when people say muscle weighs more than fat. Like someone above said, it's really only an issue if someone says a kg of fat is less than a kg of muscle.
And a pound isn't always a pound. Pounds-mass and pounds-force are two different things, so unless someone is differentiating by writing "lb-m" or "lb-f", how do you really know what they mean? Maybe they're saying that they can run faster with more muscle and the higher velocity gives it more pound-force.
My fat is definitely low-velocity.0 -
ALL HAIL LORD NITPICK!
King of all the nitpickers.0 -
Another way to put this is that muscle has more mass than fat. mass/=weight Mass is a measurement of volume+weight simplistically speaking.
Um.. no. That's not correct.
Mass=/=weight
But mass is not a measurement of weight and volume. Mass is a measurement of " the body's resistance to being accelerated by a force and the strength of its mutual gravitational attraction with other bodies"
You're looking for the word density! "mass per unit volume"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Density
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational_acceleration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(force)0 -
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Seriously.... why would you ever bother getting upset about "muscle weighs more than fat" if there is no units included? The logical assumption is a comparison of equal measurements (volume) differs by another measurement (weight).
I honestly thought you started this thread because people were saying "a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat" - but thats not the case.
No sir. You got my natural reaction to inaccurate logic all riled up for the wrong reason.
PS - if op =/= sir please replace the previous line with the most appropriate term of courtesy from this list: ma'am, distinguished person0 -
verykatie,
I like the way you physics.0 -
verykatie,
I like the way you physics.
Aw yeah, physics! I totz understandz statics. I'm weak in dynamics though.
Also.. weird comment, but the lady in your photo looks like my cousin. But I checked. She is not.0 -
Thx for clearing that up.0
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You're not as smart as you think you are OP!0
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Ok, seriously, just saw it again in several posts.
Please, people, muscle does not weigh more than fat. A pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat.
I'm sure that what you're trying to say is that muscle masses more than fat, in that a pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat, but please repeat after me:
a pound is a pound is a pound is a pound is a pound.
a kilo is a kilo is a kilo is a kilo is a kilo.
Thank you - let the snarks begin!
Well technically a cubic inch of fat takes up the same volume as a cubic inch of muscle, it just has a weight.
Point being you can go from it from either direction and call the other side idiots.
Yes muscle is more dense than fat but you know I think everyone pretty much understands that and they just say "muscle weighs more than fat" because its more the colloquial language. Same as if I told you that lead weighed more than feathers you would know what I meant by that and I would know what I meant by that. What is the point in pointing out the obvious and making a stink about the colloquial usage of words.0 -
Ok, seriously, just saw it again in several posts.
Please, people, muscle does not weigh more than fat. A pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat.
I'm sure that what you're trying to say is that muscle masses more than fat, in that a pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat, but please repeat after me:
a pound is a pound is a pound is a pound is a pound.
a kilo is a kilo is a kilo is a kilo is a kilo.
Thank you - let the snarks begin!
Well technically a cubic inch of fat takes up the same volume as a cubic inch of muscle, it just has a weight.
Point being you can go from it from either direction and call the other side idiots.
Yes muscle is more dense than fat but you know I think everyone pretty much understands that and they just say "muscle weighs more than fat" because its more the colloquial language. Same as if I told you that lead weighed more than feathers you would know what I meant by that and I would know what I meant by that. What is the point in pointing out the obvious and making a stink about the colloquial usage of words.
I think that you are derailing the thread.
The point is to list the things that make you bang your head on the desk, not to argue semantics.0 -
SCIENCE!!
wheeeeee!
(ps. anyone with a brain that works with logic knows that when people say that they dont mean a pound weighs more than a pound. why would anyone ever say or imply that? personally i think the logic that sees people saying a pound is more than a pound when people say it is more flawed than the one that says muscle weighs more than fat... in my opinion)
LOGIC!!! it goes well with science.
I actually did see someone claim that ONE time.
Once in almost 4 years.
Did she do Tae Bo?0 -
Ok, seriously, just saw it again in several posts.
Please, people, muscle does not weigh more than fat. A pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat.
I'm sure that what you're trying to say is that muscle masses more than fat, in that a pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat, but please repeat after me:
a pound is a pound is a pound is a pound is a pound.
a kilo is a kilo is a kilo is a kilo is a kilo.
Thank you - let the snarks begin!
Well technically a cubic inch of fat takes up the same volume as a cubic inch of muscle, it just has a weight.
Point being you can go from it from either direction and call the other side idiots.
Yes muscle is more dense than fat but you know I think everyone pretty much understands that and they just say "muscle weighs more than fat" because its more the colloquial language. Same as if I told you that lead weighed more than feathers you would know what I meant by that and I would know what I meant by that. What is the point in pointing out the obvious and making a stink about the colloquial usage of words.
I think that you are derailing the thread.
The point is to list the things that make you bang your head on the desk, not to argue semantics.
Whoops sorry, had only read the original post not the thread...had not realized we had moved on to gifs.0 -
Well do you know what really irks me, it is when someone points to something to describe it, say an apple, and then says "that is red" when clearly the word "that" has no color and is therefore not red. So stupid.0
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Ok, seriously, just saw it again in several posts.
Please, people, muscle does not weigh more than fat. A pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat.
I'm sure that what you're trying to say is that muscle masses more than fat, in that a pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat, but please repeat after me:
a pound is a pound is a pound is a pound is a pound.
a kilo is a kilo is a kilo is a kilo is a kilo.
Thank you - let the snarks begin!
Well technically a cubic inch of fat takes up the same volume as a cubic inch of muscle, it just has a weight.
Point being you can go from it from either direction and call the other side idiots.
Yes muscle is more dense than fat but you know I think everyone pretty much understands that and they just say "muscle weighs more than fat" because its more the colloquial language. Same as if I told you that lead weighed more than feathers you would know what I meant by that and I would know what I meant by that. What is the point in pointing out the obvious and making a stink about the colloquial usage of words.
I think that you are derailing the thread.
The point is to list the things that make you bang your head on the desk, not to argue semantics.
Whoops sorry, had only read the original post not the thread...had not realized we had moved on to gifs.
This is a fat=/=muscle thread. We move to gifs immediately.0 -
Well do you know what really irks me, it is when someone points to something to describe it, say an apple, and then says "that is red" when clearly the word "that" has no color and is therefore not red. So stupid.
What about "It is raining"
What the hell is "it"?0 -
cool... things that make me bang my head on a desk:
1. when i am under it, picking up a dropped pencil. or m&m... or various other item, and i stand up too fast without thinking.
2. when i jumble up all my science terms because its been 20 years since i took a science class (other than nutrition, and astronomy, which were the only ones i had to take in college)
3. astronomy. wasnt it just supposed to be about constellations and planets and such? what is all these maths?
oh and about this site.
it makes me bang my head on the desk every time i see someone say "i shouldnt eat this but i did"
thats all for now.0 -
Well do you know what really irks me, it is when someone points to something to describe it, say an apple, and then says "that is red" when clearly the word "that" has no color and is therefore not red. So stupid.
What about "It is raining"
What the hell is "it"?
a certain lady who floats around here mentioned yesterday that " i am fat" is an incorrect term.0 -
Well do you know what really irks me, it is when someone points to something to describe it, say an apple, and then says "that is red" when clearly the word "that" has no color and is therefore not red. So stupid.
What about "It is raining"
What the hell is "it"?
a certain lady who floats around here mentioned yesterday that " i am fat" is an incorrect term.
I giggle at people who are offended by the term "fat." Unless someone is clearly trying to insult you with its use, it's just a descriptive word.0 -
Well do you know what really irks me, it is when someone points to something to describe it, say an apple, and then says "that is red" when clearly the word "that" has no color and is therefore not red. So stupid.
What about "It is raining"
What the hell is "it"?
a certain lady who floats around here mentioned yesterday that " i am fat" is an incorrect term.
I giggle at people who are offended by the term "fat." Unless someone is clearly trying to insult you with its use, it's just a descriptive word.
no not... politically incorrect. scientifically incorrect. i am homo sapien. i HAVE fat.0 -
Well do you know what really irks me, it is when someone points to something to describe it, say an apple, and then says "that is red" when clearly the word "that" has no color and is therefore not red. So stupid.
What about "It is raining"
What the hell is "it"?
a certain lady who floats around here mentioned yesterday that " i am fat" is an incorrect term.
Whoa. *mindblown*0 -
Well do you know what really irks me, it is when someone points to something to describe it, say an apple, and then says "that is red" when clearly the word "that" has no color and is therefore not red. So stupid.
What about "It is raining"
What the hell is "it"?
a certain lady who floats around here mentioned yesterday that " i am fat" is an incorrect term.
I giggle at people who are offended by the term "fat." Unless someone is clearly trying to insult you with its use, it's just a descriptive word.
no not... politically incorrect. scientifically incorrect. i am homo sapien. i HAVE fat.
Well, then she's wrong. The dictionary tells me so.
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I've never talked with anyone who said "muscle weighs more than fat" who believed that a pound does not equal a pound.0
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Well do you know what really irks me, it is when someone points to something to describe it, say an apple, and then says "that is red" when clearly the word "that" has no color and is therefore not red. So stupid.
What about "It is raining"
What the hell is "it"?
a certain lady who floats around here mentioned yesterday that " i am fat" is an incorrect term.
I giggle at people who are offended by the term "fat." Unless someone is clearly trying to insult you with its use, it's just a descriptive word.
no not... politically incorrect. scientifically incorrect. i am homo sapien. i HAVE fat.
Well, then she's wrong. The dictionary tells me so.
is that like when my older brother told me my picture was right under the word gullible so i would look it up and prove it? like... if you look up fat in the dictionary you will see my picture (or yours or whatever)0 -
cool... things that make me bang my head on a desk:
1. when i am under it, picking up a dropped pencil. or m&m... or various other item, and i stand up too fast without thinking.
2. when i jumble up all my science terms because its been 20 years since i took a science class (other than nutrition, and astronomy, which were the only ones i had to take in college)
3. astronomy. wasnt it just supposed to be about constellations and planets and such? what is all these maths?
oh and about this site.
it makes me bang my head on the desk every time i see someone say "i shouldnt eat this but i did"
thats all for now.
On item 1: If you are picking up a single M&M, would it be considered an M? Since we're head banging, I thought face palming would be a good addition.
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