Physics Interview Question:

How do you find your body volume using a tape measure?

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ACCURATELY measure a container into which your body will fit comfortably. Once you know the volume, fill the container with water.

Lower yourself into the water, allowing excess to spill over the top then climb out. By measuring the amount of water that has spilled over you are effectively measuring your body volume. You can get a pretty accurate measurement by using the tape measure to see how much the water volume has dropped after you get out of the water.

depends what you mean by accuracy and to what degree. the theory of fractals says that with one measuring instrument you would read x units. with a second smaller measuring instrument to achieve greater accuracy you would read y units (y bigger than x). Moving to a third yet small measuring instrument you would read z units (z > y >x) and so forth. You can never get a truly accurate answer.
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