What does "The Quest for the Longest Thread" weigh?

*debro* · 02-11-2004

Assume you printed "The Quest for the Longest Thread" on size 10 font, with 1.5 line spacing & printed single sided on standard A4 laser paper

What do you think the quest for the longest thread weighs?

*Womble* · 02-11-2004

1 Quest page ~= 10 Printed Pages (Using print preview)
599 Quest Pages (At Present) therefore = 599*10 = 5,990 Printed Pages
Assuming 1 Printed Page ~= 5grams (Yes I weighed some paper)
5,990 * 5grams = 29,950grams
29,950grams = 299.5 Kg

Obviously there is the factor of the ink to add to this but I can't weigh that.

*Airhead* · 02-11-2004

We need someone to figure out what those pictures would weigh in ink, and not to forget the ammount of bold text in quotes and signatures. But obviously it weighs in at very much. Good estimate Womle

*Womble* · 02-11-2004

Come on Bcn add up those pictures for us in terms of weight. I know there was 193 pics at last count.

Also forgot to factor in the avatars. Damn.

*bcn_246* · 02-11-2004

hmmm... 193 pics, each at 100kb is 19mb of pics, and each avatar of 25k, 15000 times, so thats about 375mb of avatars, and 19mb of pics. totaling about 400mb (im probibly wrong)

ben

*Womble* · 02-11-2004

Nice maths. Expect that many avatars are repeated. Do they take up one 25k worth of memory or 25k* the amount posted by that person.

The real question though is how much do they weigh in ink?

*bcn_246* · 02-11-2004

ok, lets say each post is 2g of ink, and there are 15000 posts. well 1g of ink would make it 1.5kg, and 2 grams makes it about 3kg, but how much does each post weigh, 2g was just a guess.

regards,

ben

*debro* · 03-11-2004

Don't forget the coloured backgrounds will also use a little ink

I thought I specified laser though ... hence toner, which weighs ever so slightly less than ink .....

At any rate, lets assume that we have approximately 5% coverage for text & an additional 2% coverage for images. Then add in approximately 20% page coverage @ 5% darkness for backgrounds.

We have approximately 8% coverage on each page for toner/ink.

**Dee** · 03-11-2004

Far to heavy for me to lift anyway.

*Kenshin* · 03-11-2004

I like to print in the smallest font possible to save paper, ink, space, electricity, time, and money, too. I can now add weight.

*debro* · 04-11-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenshin

I like to print in the smallest font possible to save paper, ink, space, electricity, time, and money, too. I can now add weight.

I'd prefer not to require a magnifying glass in order to read the quest, printed in size 1 font

I'm pretty sure you can also print in half sizes, maybe it's possible to print smaller, down to a single (or maybe more) decimal places

*Mr. Belvedere* · 04-11-2004

Something like this then eh?

pml · 04-11-2004

well...if someone has a lot of paper and a lot of time and a lot of ink (or toners) print the thread, and then we will have an exact number

*debro* · 05-11-2004

Anyone work at a large firm, or a government institution?

Dragon_fury · 05-11-2004

Why would you want to print all that, the "quest for the longest thread" to me is a load of crap, althought it's fun to read it, so why waste that much paper and ink? save the trees god dammit!!!!

*bcn_246* · 06-11-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragon_fury

..."quest for the longest thread" to me is a load of crap...

how DARE you

ben

ps, its fun, i spend to long posting there, ok, i suppose it is a load of crap, but if you get CRAPx15000, then you get something remotely good, or maybe just alot of crap

nooby god · 06-11-2004

anyways I think I can print out the logest thread but only in black and white, I have to check. I think it ould weigh 65kg but it will vary depending on toner.

Tyreksionibus · 07-11-2004

Ok. Here in Europe the standard for home and office printing is the A4. It is 210x297mm, and weighs 80 grams per square meter (80 g/m²). Let's calculate it by factors.

FACTOR A: the number of pages. 1 page can contain about 3 postings. As of 07/11/2004 00:55 there are 15075 postings. 15075:3 = 5025. Factor A: about 5025 pages.

FACTOR B: the total dimensions. 5025 pages multiplied by 210x297mm make a paper sheet which is 1055250x1492425mm. This equates into 1574881481250 square millimeters : 10^6 [=(10^3)^2] = 1574881,48125 square meters. By approximation, 1574881,48 square meters.

FACTOR C: the sheet mass. 1574881,48125 m² × 80 g/m² = 125990518,5 grams = 125990,5185 kg. By approximation, 125990,52 kg.

FACTOR D: the ink mass. Actual standards set the ink mass to a maximum of 5 grams per square meter (5 g/m²). Comprehensive of color, text and other website-related stuff, I think a page is covered about 30%, the remaining 70% is white (30% is a VERY BIG coverage for a paper sheet!). 30% of 1574881,48 square meters (see Factor B) makes 472464,44 square meters. So 5:1 = x:472464,44. And that is 2362322,2 grams = 2362,32 kg (I was not expecting it!).

Adding all the results up, we have a total mass of 125990,52 + 2362,32 = 128352,84 kilograms, for a total of 1574881,48 + 472464,44 = 2047345,92 square meters.

Average mass: 0,0626923 grams per "Quest for the Longest Thread" page.

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Dragon_fury · 07-11-2004

wow, amazing results, glad we didn't print that out...
I'm still a bit skeptical on the "128352.84 kilograms" and the '2047345.92 Square meters'
ya know thats a lot of weight? 128 tons... That weights more than a nasa telescope and a dozen of satelite dishes....
more than 2 milion square meters, that's bigger than my town man...

I'm not critisizing, i just think that your numbers might be way off...

*Kenshin* · 09-11-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by debro

I'd prefer not to require a magnifying glass in order to read the quest, printed in size 1 font

I'm pretty sure you can also print in half sizes, maybe it's possible to print smaller, down to a single (or maybe more) decimal places

I meant it is easier for me to read in small fonts, not that small to require a magnifier. What's the point of downsizing if you can't read? One can just use 8GB memory card for that, or 100GB 2.5-inch notebook drive.

*Sexy_Southerner* · 11-02-2008

so is there a current figure in this now?

Dave McMahon · 21-02-2009

What is the longest forum thread on the internet? Also different inks from different printers might weigh more, i.e pigment ink and toner!!! Also which settings on the printer, draft, normal best etc? What about data weight? Do you just weigh the lightest Hard drive it will fit on? If it gets over 2TB, then you will need two HDD's

*Hemispasm* · 21-02-2009

OMG another resurrected thread! Oh well, at least this is fuuuunnnnn!!

Quote:

...As of 07/11/2004 00:55 there are 15075 postings...

Wow, as of 21/02/2009 and 00:30 (sweden snowish time) there are 44,390 posts!!

Now lets see how many there will be in another 5 years, when someone else resurrects this one from the dead, again, and again ...

... although i guess the actual resurrection credits should go to S_S

Dave McMahon · 21-02-2009

Ha no such thing as dead on the Internet! gonna find some very old threads to CPR!!!

*str1ker* · 21-02-2009

Anyone wanna start guessing on how much it weighs now?

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02-11-2004	#1
debro Blown to smitherines Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Between the CDFreaks Orange and Blue Portals Posts: 13,375	What does "The Quest for the Longest Thread" weigh? Assume you printed "The Quest for the Longest Thread" on size 10 font, with 1.5 line spacing & printed single sided on standard A4 laser paper What do you think the quest for the longest thread weighs? __________________ / ----- I remember when all this will happen again -----/ You will be baked ... and there will be cake ... you monster. Click here to still be alive! Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. --Terry Pratchett Primary PC: 1.4Ghz Quad Core Cortex A9, 2048MB Ram, Mali 400 video, 32GB Primary, 64Gb Secondary, 802.11N 2.4/5Ghz, 1280x800@10.1" with one years supply of Jelly Beans Secondary PC: i7-Q720@1.6Ghz, 4GB, 500GB Hybrid HDD, Win7 x64 BusPre, Ati HD5470M-1GB, backlit keyboard. Tertiary PC: Amd Phenom II 945, 4GB DDR2, 120GB Plextor M5S, AMD HD7850(OC) 2GB , Win8 Pro, 24" 1920x1200, cordless keyboard + mouse + gaming mouse.

02-11-2004	#2
Womble Retired Administrator & Reviewer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: On a Spoon! Posts: 4,754	Re: What does "The Quest for the Longest Thread" weigh? 1 Quest page ~= 10 Printed Pages (Using print preview) 599 Quest Pages (At Present) therefore = 59910 = 5,990 Printed Pages Assuming 1 Printed Page ~= 5grams (Yes I weighed some paper) 5,990 5grams = 29,950grams 29,950grams = 299.5 Kg Obviously there is the factor of the ink to add to this but I can't weigh that. __________________ I'm not inactive. I'm just asleep!!!

02-11-2004	#3
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02-11-2004	#4
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02-11-2004	#5
bcn_246 Top Referrer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oxfordshire, UK Posts: 3,649	Re: What does "The Quest for the Longest Thread" weigh? hmmm... 193 pics, each at 100kb is 19mb of pics, and each avatar of 25k, 15000 times, so thats about 375mb of avatars, and 19mb of pics. totaling about 400mb (im probibly wrong) ben __________________ Click HERE to join CDFreaks... do it or I will dead you.

03-11-2004	#8
debro Blown to smitherines Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Between the CDFreaks Orange and Blue Portals Posts: 13,375	Re: What does "The Quest for the Longest Thread" weigh? Don't forget the coloured backgrounds will also use a little ink I thought I specified laser though ... hence toner, which weighs ever so slightly less than ink ..... At any rate, lets assume that we have approximately 5% coverage for text & an additional 2% coverage for images. Then add in approximately 20% page coverage @ 5% darkness for backgrounds. We have approximately 8% coverage on each page for toner/ink. __________________ / ----- I remember when all this will happen again -----/ You will be baked ... and there will be cake ... you monster. Click here to still be alive! Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. --Terry Pratchett Primary PC: 1.4Ghz Quad Core Cortex A9, 2048MB Ram, Mali 400 video, 32GB Primary, 64Gb Secondary, 802.11N 2.4/5Ghz, 1280x800@10.1" with one years supply of Jelly Beans Secondary PC: i7-Q720@1.6Ghz, 4GB, 500GB Hybrid HDD, Win7 x64 BusPre, Ati HD5470M-1GB, backlit keyboard. Tertiary PC: Amd Phenom II 945, 4GB DDR2, 120GB Plextor M5S, AMD HD7850(OC) 2GB , Win8 Pro, 24" 1920x1200, cordless keyboard + mouse + gaming mouse.

03-11-2004	#9
Dee Senior Administrator and Reviewer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 12,844	Re: What does "The Quest for the Longest Thread" weigh? Far to heavy for me to lift anyway. __________________ We came to wreck everything and ruin your lives, God sent us MyCE SSD Reviews To become a member of MyCE.com just click here to join The Forum Rules \| The SSD FAQ \| The NEC/Optiarc F.A.Q. \| Liggy & Dee's NEC/Optiarc Firmware Page

03-11-2004	#10
Kenshin MyCE Resident Join Date: May 2002 Location: Near Seoul, South Korea Posts: 13,166	Re: What does "The Quest for the Longest Thread" weigh? I like to print in the smallest font possible to save paper, ink, space, electricity, time, and money, too. I can now add weight. __________________ Kill Confucius

04-11-2004	#13
pml CD Freaks Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portugal Posts: 128	Re: What does "The Quest for the Longest Thread" weigh? well...if someone has a lot of paper and a lot of time and a lot of ink (or toners) print the thread, and then we will have an exact number

05-11-2004	#14
debro Blown to smitherines Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Between the CDFreaks Orange and Blue Portals Posts: 13,375	Re: What does "The Quest for the Longest Thread" weigh? Anyone work at a large firm, or a government institution? __________________ / ----- I remember when all this will happen again -----/ You will be baked ... and there will be cake ... you monster. Click here to still be alive! Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. --Terry Pratchett Primary PC: 1.4Ghz Quad Core Cortex A9, 2048MB Ram, Mali 400 video, 32GB Primary, 64Gb Secondary, 802.11N 2.4/5Ghz, 1280x800@10.1" with one years supply of Jelly Beans Secondary PC: i7-Q720@1.6Ghz, 4GB, 500GB Hybrid HDD, Win7 x64 BusPre, Ati HD5470M-1GB, backlit keyboard. Tertiary PC: Amd Phenom II 945, 4GB DDR2, 120GB Plextor M5S, AMD HD7850(OC) 2GB , Win8 Pro, 24" 1920x1200, cordless keyboard + mouse + gaming mouse.

05-11-2004	#15
Dragon_fury CD Freaks Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In my world Posts: 146	Re: What does "The Quest for the Longest Thread" weigh? Why would you want to print all that, the "quest for the longest thread" to me is a load of crap, althought it's fun to read it, so why waste that much paper and ink? save the trees god dammit!!!! __________________ 'Who are you to dictate god's actions? Do you think you are god to act like this?' -Niels bohr

06-11-2004	#17
nooby god CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 396	Re: What does "The Quest for the Longest Thread" weigh? anyways I think I can print out the logest thread but only in black and white, I have to check. I think it ould weigh 65kg but it will vary depending on toner. __________________ Get Firefox! Help Spread The Fire!!!

07-11-2004	#18
Tyreksionibus MyCE Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: near Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Posts: 497	Re: What does "The Quest for the Longest Thread" weigh? Ok. Here in Europe the standard for home and office printing is the A4. It is 210x297mm, and weighs 80 grams per square meter (80 g/m²). Let's calculate it by factors. FACTOR A: the number of pages. 1 page can contain about 3 postings. As of 07/11/2004 00:55 there are 15075 postings. 15075:3 = 5025. Factor A: about 5025 pages. FACTOR B: the total dimensions. 5025 pages multiplied by 210x297mm make a paper sheet which is 1055250x1492425mm. This equates into 1574881481250 square millimeters : 10^6 [=(10^3)^2] = 1574881,48125 square meters. By approximation, 1574881,48 square meters. FACTOR C: the sheet mass. 1574881,48125 m² × 80 g/m² = 125990518,5 grams = 125990,5185 kg. By approximation, 125990,52 kg. FACTOR D: the ink mass. Actual standards set the ink mass to a maximum of 5 grams per square meter (5 g/m²). Comprehensive of color, text and other website-related stuff, I think a page is covered about 30%, the remaining 70% is white (30% is a VERY BIG coverage for a paper sheet!). 30% of 1574881,48 square meters (see Factor B) makes 472464,44 square meters. So 5:1 = x:472464,44. And that is 2362322,2 grams = 2362,32 kg (I was not expecting it!). Adding all the results up, we have a total mass of 125990,52 + 2362,32 = 128352,84 kilograms, for a total of 1574881,48 + 472464,44 = 2047345,92 square meters. Average mass: 0,0626923 grams per "Quest for the Longest Thread" page. ...

11-02-2008	#21
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21-02-2009	#22
Dave McMahon MyCE Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Immortal on the Internet. Posts: 228	Re: What does "The Quest for the Longest Thread" weigh? What is the longest forum thread on the internet? Also different inks from different printers might weigh more, i.e pigment ink and toner!!! Also which settings on the printer, draft, normal best etc? What about data weight? Do you just weigh the lightest Hard drive it will fit on? If it gets over 2TB, then you will need two HDD's

21-02-2009	#25
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