Raiders​ ​of​ ​Lost​ ​Ark​ ​Lab​ ​Report

Hypothesis:
In​ ​the​ ​movie​ ​clip​ ​from​ ​Raiders​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Lost​ ​Ark,​ ​the​ ​density​ ​of​ ​the​ ​sand​ ​will​ ​not​ ​be
the​ ​same​ ​as​ ​the​ ​density​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Golden​ ​Idol​ ​which​ ​will​ ​therefore​ ​activate​ ​the​ ​trap.

Materials:
- Golden​ ​Idol(Cylindrical-shaped​ ​bottle)
- Ruler
- Calculator
- Pencil
- Datasheet

Procedure:
1. Get​ ​necessary​ ​items​ ​from​ ​instructor​ ​and​ ​take​ ​out​ ​datasheet.
2. Review​ ​instructions​ ​on​ ​datasheet​ ​before​ ​starting​ ​and​ ​clarify​ ​any​ ​questions
3. Use​ ​the​ ​ruler​ ​measure​ ​the​ ​radius​ ​of​ ​the​ ​cylinder(Golden​ ​Idol)​ ​and​ ​use​ ​that​ ​to​ ​find
the​ ​diameter
4. Use​ ​the​ ​ruler​ ​to​ ​find​ ​the​ ​height​ ​of​ ​the​ ​cylinder(Golden​ ​Idol)​ ​and​ ​use​ ​the​ ​formula
(π​ ​X​ ​R^2​ ​X​ ​H)​ ​to​ ​find​ ​the​ ​volume
5. Make​ ​sure​ ​to​ ​use​ ​units​ ​for​ ​all​ ​numbers​ ​and​ ​convert​ ​answer​ ​to​ ​cm^3
6. Once​ ​the​ ​density​ ​of​ ​the​ ​cylinder(Golden​ ​Idol)​ ​is​ ​found,​ ​change​ ​the​ ​formula
D=M/V​ ​to​ ​M=​ ​(D)(V)​ ​to​ ​find​ ​the​ ​mass​ ​of​ ​the​ ​cylinder(Golden​ ​Idol)
7. Plug​ ​in​ ​the​ ​values​ ​for​ ​density​ ​and​ ​volume​ ​to​ ​find​ ​mass​ ​and​ ​make​ ​sure​ ​answer​ ​is
in​ ​grams
8. Given​ ​the​ ​density​ ​of​ ​the​ ​sand​ ​and​ ​the​ ​mass​ ​of​ ​the​ ​sand,​ ​the​ ​volume​ ​should​ ​be
found​ ​by​ ​using​ ​another​ ​variation​ ​of​ ​D=M/V​ ​which​ ​is​ ​V=M/D
9. Plug​ ​in​ ​the​ ​values​ ​for​ ​density​ ​and​ ​mass​ ​to​ ​find​ ​the​ ​volume​ ​which​ ​should​ ​be​ ​in​ ​mL
for​ ​the​ ​answer
10. ​ ​Set​ ​up​ ​an​ ​equation​ ​which​ ​first​ ​transfers​ ​mL​ ​to​ ​pints,​ ​then​ ​from​ ​pints​ ​to​ ​quarts,
from​ ​quarts​ ​to​ ​gallons​ ​lastly.​ ​(473.18mL=​ ​1​ ​pint)​ ​(2​ ​pint=​ ​1​ ​quart)​ ​(4​ ​quarts=​ ​1
gallon)
11. ​ ​Using​ ​the​ ​same​ ​method​ ​as​ ​step​ ​10,​ ​create​ ​an​ ​equation​ ​to​ ​convert​ ​the​ ​mass​ ​of
the​ ​idol​ ​from​ ​grams​ ​to​ ​pounds(1kg=​ ​2.205​ ​lbs)​ ​(1000g=​ ​1kg)
12. ​ ​Using​ ​all​ ​your​ ​newfound​ ​data​ ​and​ ​calculations,​ ​come​ ​up​ ​with​ ​two​ ​unrealistic
things​ ​in​ ​the​ ​scene​ ​from​ ​Raiders​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Lost​ ​Ark
Data:

Step​ ​3:
- Radius​ ​of​ ​Cylindrical​ ​Bottle:​ ​4.5​ ​cm
- Diameter​ ​of​ ​Cylindrical​ ​Bottle:​ ​9​ ​cm​ ​(Radius​ ​X​ ​2)
- (4.5​ ​cm​ ​X​ ​2)=​ ​9​ ​cm

Step​ ​4:
- Height:​ ​21.5​ ​cm
- Volume​ ​of​ ​Cylindrical​ ​Bottle:​ ​1,367.77​ ​cm^3​ ​(π​ ​X​ ​R^2​ ​X​ ​H)
- (π​ ​cm​ ​X​ ​20.25​ ​cm​ ​X​ ​21.5​ ​cm)=​ ​1,367.77​ ​cm^3

Step​ ​7:
- Mass​ ​of​ ​Golden​ ​Idol:​ ​26,397.96​ ​g​ ​(M=​ ​D​ ​X​ ​V)
- (19.3​ ​g/mL​ ​X​ ​1,367.77​ ​cm^3)=​ ​26,397.96​ ​g

Step​ ​8:
- Volume​ ​of​ ​Sand:​ ​14,998.84​ ​mL(V=​ ​M/D)
- (26,397.96​ ​g​ ​/​ ​1.76​ ​g/mL)=​ ​14,998.84​ ​mL

Step​ ​10:
- Volume​ ​of​ ​Sand​ ​in​ ​Gallons:​ ​3.96​ ​gallons
- 14,998.84​ ​mL​ ​/​ ​473.​ ​18​ ​mL​ ​=​ ​31.7​ ​pints
- 31.7​ ​pints​ ​/​ ​2​ ​pints​ ​=​ ​15.85​ ​quarts
- 15.85​ ​quarts​ ​/​ ​4​ ​quarts​ ​=​ ​3.96​ ​Gallons

Step​ ​11:
- Mass​ ​of​ ​Idol​ ​in​ ​Pounds
- 26,​ ​397.96​ ​g​ ​/​ ​1000​ ​g​ ​=​ ​26.4​ ​kg
- 26.4​ ​kg​ ​X​ ​2.205​ ​lbs​ ​=​ ​58.2​ ​lbs
 Mass Density Volume

Sand 26,397.96​ ​g 14,998.84​ ​mL 1.76​ ​g/mL

Golden​ ​Idol 26,397.96​ ​g 1,367.77​ ​cm^3 19.3​ ​g/mL

Conclusion:

In​ ​the​ ​scene​ ​from​ ​Raiders​ ​of​ ​Lost​ ​Ark,​ ​Indiana​ ​Jones​ ​tries​ ​to​ ​estimate​ ​the​ ​mass
of​ ​the​ ​idol​ ​with​ ​a​ ​bag​ ​of​ ​sand​ ​to​ ​complete​ ​the​ ​swap​ ​and​ ​not​ ​set​ ​off​ ​the​ ​trap.​ ​However,
the​ ​trap​ ​was​ ​not​ ​set​ ​for​ ​mass,​ ​it​ ​was​ ​set​ ​for​ ​density.​ ​Density​ ​is​ ​calculated​ ​using​ ​the
equation​ ​D=M/V​ ​which​ ​is​ ​mass​ ​divided​ ​by​ ​volume.​ ​Indian​ ​Jones​ ​did​ ​not​ ​take​ ​this​ ​into
account​ ​at​ ​all​ ​when​ ​trying​ ​to​ ​swap​ ​the​ ​idol​ ​out.​ ​He​ ​had​ ​no​ ​regard​ ​for​ ​the​ ​volume​ ​for​ ​the
idol​ ​which​ ​caused​ ​him​ ​to​ ​not​ ​calculate​ ​the​ ​density​ ​at​ ​all.​ ​While​ ​he​ ​did​ ​have​ ​regard​ ​for
the​ ​mass,​ ​he​ ​simply​ ​eyeballed​ ​the​ ​amount​ ​when​ ​he​ ​needed​ ​to​ ​precisely​ ​get​ ​the​ ​amount
of​ ​sand​ ​to​ ​exactly​ ​58.205​ ​pounds.​ ​Using​ ​all​ ​this​ ​as​ ​evidence,​ ​it​ ​can​ ​be​ ​seen​ ​that​ ​Indiana
Jones​ ​did​ ​not​ ​get​ ​the​ ​same​ ​density​ ​as​ ​the​ ​idol​ ​and​ ​therefore​ ​the​ ​trap​ ​was​ ​set​ ​off.