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Thursday, August 21, 2014
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SEAMSFASTER
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East Carbon, Utah
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We figured out a way to indirectly weigh my giant tomato while it's still on the vine! Using a water displacement method, we fully immersed the tomato in a bucket brim full of water, then weighed how much water was displaced.
Since ripe tomatoes have a specific gravity of approximately 0.95, the calculation was pretty straightforward, and it comes up with a 4.07 lb. Michael's Portuguese Monster.
This is somewhat lighter then my latest measurements with calipers, which yields a prediction of 4.37 lbs. But this discrepancy is quite expected, given all the lumps and crevices and knobs.
This is not a perfect weight estimate since the stem and such got in the way, but is probably more accurate than other methods.
So my confidence is distinctly higher that finally, in my 5th year of trying to grow giant tomatoes, I may finally crack the 4 lb. barrier! Will be officially weighed within 5 days.
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