Does anyone know if Ka Hmmd is still around? I checked the inactive authors page but he isn't listed but his last blog post was a couple years back and no recent stories. I just re-read all 200+ of his stories for the third or fourth time and enjoyed them just as much as I did the first time through. I really like his writing and hope he is doing well. I searched forum posts using his name as the key words but nothing came up there either.
Ka-Hmnd appears to be still around and just posted a new story.
Shadow
Very cool!
Not a new story per se, but new to this site. With a nice cover!
I wish he had SOME feedback mechanism. In that new story, he has his MC being slow due to the two treasure chests he is carrying, being 200 stone
A stone is 14 pounds. 209 times 14 is 2800 pounds.
wish he had SOME feedback mechanism. In that new story, he has his MC being slow due to the two treasure chests he is carrying, being 200 stone
A stone is 14 pounds. 209 times 14 is 2800 pounds.
For two chests full of gold that's not that unrealistic for the weight of the chests. That the MC is able to carry them is another matter.
Here's a replica pirate treasure chest on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Nautical-Cove-Treasure-Antique-Skeleton/dp/B07RV71WS3/ref=pd_lpo_d_sccl_1/145-2629763-8699251?pd_rd_w=BZkGw&content-id=amzn1.sym.4c8c52db-06f8-4e42-8e56-912796f2ea6c&pf_rd_p=4c8c52db-06f8-4e42-8e56-912796f2ea6c&pf_rd_r=GHKYNQ774M090HCMNYB7&pd_rd_wg=MQar7&pd_rd_r=b6798c1a-59cd-42dc-a521-52ab43141a40&pd_rd_i=B07RV71WS3&th=1
The largest size has a volume of 2,115 cubic inches. The density of gold is 0.698 pounds/cubic inch.
So one chest of that size filled with gold could weigh up to 1,476 pounds depending on how efficiently it's filled.
Yeah, too many authors don't stop to think about how much gold weighs in quantity.
Your example is an author who thought through the weight of that much gold, but didn't think through the consequences for the MC.