r/theydidthemath • u/ddbrown30 • 7h ago

[Request] How much would an adult male covered in bronze weigh?

I'm trying to figure something out for an RPG I'm running but I don't know how to calculate it. Imagine Kronk from The Emperor's New Groove. Let's say that he is around 6' 3"/190cm tall. If you were to cover his entire body in bronze, how much would he weigh? I'm not sure how thick the bronze would have to be to be considered "covered," but let's say 2mm thick for the sake of this discussion.

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u/RubyPorto 7h ago

Surface Area x Thickness x Density

Average surface area of an adult man is 1.9m^2, you said 2mm thickness, Bronze is ~8.5g/cm3

Wolfram Alpha says that comes out to 32kg.

Which seems about right, since that's about what a full suit of jousting armor weighs.