Measurement Help

[mudkipperz]

Hey folks,

I'm new to the forum here so I am hoping I placed this thread in the right location. I am trying to figure out the size of the scoops I have. I understand that a scale would always be the right way to go, but for now this is all I have. Also, I know that different items will weigh out differently. I am just trying to get a roundabout estimate on how many milligrams each one of these is supposed to be.

Apologies for the low resolution photos, I only had my cell phone on me at the time.

 

[The.Ghost]

I don't think anyone can answer this question based on pictures alone. My advice would be to get a 1 cc syringe (hit up a pharmacy, the oral ones are non-suspicious since they don't have needle-compatible tips) and measure how much water each will hold. That will give you the volume. Weight is only slightly related. Different powders have different packing densities, different compositions, etc. To use an example, say one spoon will hold X grams of sugar. How much lead will it hold?

 

[wheels17]

As ghost touched on, these scoops hold a certain volume (milliliters) , not mass (milligrams). So you would need to figure out how many mL they hold using a syringe or something + water, and then look up the density of whatever substance you want to measure and use the mL measurement to figure out what mass of that substance they would hold.

So let's say for simplicity that you use a syringe to discover the smallest scooper holds 1 mL (aka cc) of substance. Let's say you are trying to measure sugar, which Google tells me has a density of 849 milligrams per milliliter. That means it will hold 849 milligrams of sugar.

Hope I helped at least a little lol.

 

[sekio]

Get a scale, end of discussion.

The problem you will run into is that bulk powders can have radically different densities based on a variery of factors which means your "ballpark estimate" is that they can contain anywhere from 5 mg to 500mg. I.e. totally useless for any sort of measurement.

Even published densities for powdered compounds can vary a large amount, so you can't exactly look it up and assume it's correct.

A 0.01g scale is like, $20 to $50 on amazon or a head shop, go get one. Then use volumetric measurement for anything that is going to be at the below 100mg a dose level.