"Blair P. Houghton" > writes:

> What's a good estimate on the nominal density of loose tea?
>
> I don't think getting a mass/volume ratio from a wholesale tea-chest
> would be a good answer, because those things look pretty tightly
> packed.
>
> Optimally, I should be able to measure the volume of a rigid container
> and know with 95% certainty how much tea I can put in it without fear
> of spillage the first time I spoon some out.

I don't think there's an answer to this question, unless you limit
yourself to a very narrow range of types of tea. The
density/fluffiness of the teas I drink varies - here's a wild guess -
by a factor of 5.

/Lew
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