How large is a ton of water?

[PeachesMcLean]

A metric ton / tonne (sp?) I guess.

ie, if you had a bag full of a ton of water, how big would the bag have to be, in terms of width, height and depth.

(we were discussing this at work and need to know the answer, if any kind mathmatical / engineering person could help out) Thank you!

[SueW]

1m x 1m x 1m ?

[SueW]

No can't be right but not much bigger as a birth pool inc mum usually weighs about 750-800kg.

[SlightlyMadSweden]

Well I think a metric ton is 1000kg

1litre of water ways 1kg

So it would be 1000litres in the container?

So I guess the answer would be the cube route of 1000 whatever that is as I don't have a scientifica calculator to hand...

[SlightlyMadSweden]

*weighs not ways [duh]!!!

[Kathyis6incheshigh]

Sue is right, it is a cubic metre.

[SlightlyMadSweden]

10cm10cm10cm is 1000mililitres....

[SlightlyMadSweden]

So yes - agree 1m 1m 1m

[VidiVickiVENIQV]

1 cubic metre.

[elastamum]

Must be bigger than that. My 16 hand horse only Weighs 600kg. Both my horses together weigh 1 tonne. I know this as I have to tow them in a trailer so a bag big enough for 2 horses would probably do it

[SueW]

Confirmation bottom of this page

It does seem quite small doesn't it?

But then when we had a tonne of slate delivered, it wasn't a very big bag.

[SueW]

Lots of space in your trailer and flesh density different to water.

Also, water weighs more/less at diff temps.

[Gingerbear]

I tonne of water = i cubic metre.
Therefore the container would be 1m x 1m x 1m.
Unless it was a cylinder... 1.12m dia x 1m high
Or a Sphere...1.24m dia

[PeachesMcLean]

So, depending on temperature, we're looking at 1 cubic metre?

Marvellous, that's very helpful.

[PeachesMcLean]

Smaller than I'd have thought.

[snorkle]

water is surprizingly heavy (or more correctly: surprizingly dense) though.

[Gingerbear]

Lol at water being surprisingly heavy - And even more surprisingly heavier if it is salt water.

[Katsma]

Ton is an imperial measure (tonne is the metric)

A ton is 907.18Kg

[Gingerbear]

ah, but is that a long ton or a short ton? A long ton is 1016kg!

[Gingerbear]

UK imperial ton is a long ton, US is the short one.....


Shall I stop now...I could go on about hundredweights and furkins...

[Gingerbear]

A firkin is 25.4kg......

Firkin 'ell!!

[suzywong]

gingerbear, you are magnificent when you are nerdy

[Gingerbear]

Hello suzy.
Thanks for the compliment. I hope you have resisted the snowy white crystals.

[Gingerbear]

I am practicing my nightshift abilities for when BOTH my siblings cross the ocean to go and reside in Australia.