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. 2014 Jun 5;9(6):e99188. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099188

Table 1. Characteristics of the objects used in the three experiments.

Experiments 1 and 2
Object 1 2 3 4 5
Mass, gr 265 (75) 308 (87) 354 (100) 354 (100) 354 (100)
Height, cm 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100) 12.7 (166) 15.2 (200)
Width, cm 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100)
Depth, cm 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100)
Volume, cm3 442 (100) 442 (100) 442 (100) 737 (166) 885 (200)
Density, gr/cm3 .060 (75) 0.69 (87) 0.80 (100) 0.48 (60) 0.40 (50)
Experiment 3
Object 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Mass, gr 500 (50) 750 (75) 875 (87) 1000 (100) 1000 (100) 1000 (100) 1000 (100)
Height, cm 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100) 10.2 (133) 12.7 (166) 15.2 (200)
Width, cm 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100)
Depth, cm 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100) 7.6 (100)
Volume, cm3 442 (100) 442 (100) 442 (100) 442 (100) 590 (133) 737 (166) 885 (200)
Density, gr/cm3 1.13 (50) 1.69 (75) 1.98 (87) 2.26 (100) 1.69 (75) 1.36 (60) 1.13 (50)

Numbers in parentheses are in percent relative to the reference cube (columns in bold). The objects in Experiment 3 were made heavier than those in Experiments 1 and 2 for the tests in zero g.