PSA: Muscles do not weigh more than fat.

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  • Sharyn913
    Sharyn913 Posts: 777 Member
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    I feel like this thread gets posted on a daily basis.... *sighs*
  • mermx
    mermx Posts: 976
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    a pound is a pound is a pound no matter how you weigh it. Just the space it takes up varies pending on the object. A pound of feathers take up more space than a pound of muscle.

    I still don't get it. Could someone please explain it one more time but without all of the big complicated sciency words?


    Eh, I'm probably just being DENSE. <-- :wink:

    1lb of fat is blobby 1lb of muscle = same weight = more trim and lean
  • MoveTheMountain
    MoveTheMountain Posts: 764
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    My 7yo son had a picture book on this topic back when he was five. He got it the first time through, and we never opened the book again. How has this thread gone on for 4 pages?
  • Sharyn913
    Sharyn913 Posts: 777 Member
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    Um, a pound of MUSCLE does weigh MORE than a pound of FAT.

    If you put a pound of fat and a pound of muscle in water, only the muscle is going to sink because it's HEAVIER.

    It's simple psychics, asimov's second law of motion. duh.

    oh my god!! then a pebble must weigh more than a SHIP, according to your logic...

    Unless it's the Titanic ;)
  • MicaelaFW
    MicaelaFW Posts: 63
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    By this logic there is no difference between a feather and a pile of poop.

    Oh, there's a difference. Has someone ever tried to tickle you with the latter?

    Like I said, definitely a difference.


    EDIT: to fixes a verb

    hahahaha
  • _JR_
    _JR_ Posts: 830 Member
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    1lb of feathers = 1lb of poop. If you want to compare weight.

    To make it simpler for everyone:

    1lb of anything weighs the exact same as 1lb of anything else.

    Any further questions?

    Yes, but can you say the same thing about 1 kilo of something? :wink:
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
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    Um, a pound of MUSCLE does weigh MORE than a pound of FAT.

    If you put a pound of fat and a pound of muscle in water, only the muscle is going to sink because it's HEAVIER.

    It's simple psychics, asimov's second law of motion. duh.

    oh my god!! then a pebble must weigh more than a SHIP, according to your logic...

    A pound of fat is a WITCH!
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
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    Um, a pound of MUSCLE does weigh MORE than a pound of FAT.

    If you put a pound of fat and a pound of muscle in water, only the muscle is going to sink because it's HEAVIER.

    It's simple psychics, asimov's second law of motion. duh.


    christ on a cracker

    it sinks due to density, not weight.

    Actually, something floats or sinks based on how much water is displaced. If the object has greater mass than the water it displaces, it sinks. It it doesn't, it floats. So really, it has more to do with shape than density. If you are going to be insulting and pretend you are smarter than someone make sure you are correct.
  • nikinyx6
    nikinyx6 Posts: 772 Member
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    Um, a pound of MUSCLE does weigh MORE than a pound of FAT.

    If you put a pound of fat and a pound of muscle in water, only the muscle is going to sink because it's HEAVIER.

    It's simple psychics, asimov's second law of motion. duh.

    SIMPLE PHYSICS will tell us a POUND is a POUND...it's the density that causes it to sink/float...muscle is more dense than fat...not heavier. The amount of water displaced is dependent on the size, shape, and density of the object immersed....


    At least that's what my physics teacher taught me :)

    also Asimov's laws are about robotics...aren't they?
  • jesshall281
    jesshall281 Posts: 219
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    christ on a cracker

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • jonward85
    jonward85 Posts: 534 Member
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    fat doesn't do anything but sit there and look ugly.

    Wrong. The purpose of adipose tissue is to provide insulation from heat and cold and also to provide padding and protection for various organs.

    You said Adipose. All i can think of now is Doctor Who.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
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    a pound is a pound is a pound no matter how you weigh it.

    That's not true. On some scales it will weigh 0.453592 kg.
  • rob1976
    rob1976 Posts: 1,328 Member
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    christ on a cracker

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    If you've ever taken communion, they'd have you believe that Christ IS a cracker.
  • ZebraHead
    ZebraHead Posts: 15,207 Member
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    Ah man!!! Not again!!

    Beating_A_Dead_Horse.gif
  • xoMeaghan
    xoMeaghan Posts: 175
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    Just reposting this because it's right.
    I think you know what people mean when they say it.

    I don't see what's wrong about saying "muscle weighs more than fat" ... if you take a blob of fat and then take a blob of muscle of the same size, the muscle will weigh more. I wish people would stop nit picking everything that is said on here.
  • darias_mommy
    darias_mommy Posts: 127 Member
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    Either way, the solution is obvious:

    Eat 1200 daily calories.

    The only question remaining is, what is the effect of eating back all, some, or none of my exercise calories?

    I would be starving if I only ate 1200 calories! Seriously...


    You'd be surprised what you can live with. I eat less than that because I am full before I hit 1200.

    also, I'd rather have 1 lb of muscle over 1 lb of fat any day, thank you!:happy:
  • ChaseAlder
    ChaseAlder Posts: 804 Member
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    I think you know what people mean when they say it.

    I don't see what's wrong about saying "muscle weighs more than fat" ... if you take a blob of fat and then take a blob of muscle of the same size, the muscle will weigh more. I wish people would stop nit picking everything that is said on here.

    This.
  • mermx
    mermx Posts: 976
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    Bacon?
  • TheirEllie82
    TheirEllie82 Posts: 162 Member
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    Bacon?
    Yes please
  • ZarrX86
    ZarrX86 Posts: 38
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    Insert sarcasm here.

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