The Weight of Air and the Suction Cup

The air above you is heavier than you might think, — in fact. This force exists on every square inch of everything around you!

You would have to pull with a force of — to remove a — suction cup.

Move the sliders to change cup area and efficiency.

Change location from seashore to mountaintop, what a difference!

Suction cup size 1.0 sq in

Vacuum percentage 100% · Ideal suction cup

Select your weight to see how many pounds of air are distributed across your body’s surface area.

Your weight 150 lbs

Body surface area

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Weight of air on you

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Weight of air per cubic yard

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That cubic yard breaks down as:

Nitrogen N₂

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Oxygen O₂

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Argon Ar

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Carbon Dioxide CO₂

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