I did exactly that with a 5 gallon water jug and used pretty precise measurements and came up with 6.1 liters give or take a few milliliters. Does that seem too high for the average person?
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Testing lung capacity
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Everyone is different in this regard. The number that is important, in my opinion, Is your lung capacity relative to normal. I don' know how you calculate it, but it was on my last pulmonary function test. In those, they use a spirometer to measure a full breath. Of course, the test is somewhat arbitrary as they do not instruct you on how to take a full breath. Most people think that they know how, but they would be wrong.
Well i tested again and made certain i didnt misscount the bottles as i refilled the jug and im right at 6.45 liters today with this test. It took almost (13) 500ml bottles to return the level to the premarked line.
When you say normal capacity are you bassically trying to see how much lung capacity your body needs on a regular basis? For example a 6 liter lung capacity isnt very impressive in a 7ft tall 300lb man but would be very impressive in a 5ft tall 100lb female because her normal air requirements are much lower so she can do a lot with 6 liters of air. Is that what you mean?
When you say normal capacity are you bassically trying to see how much lung capacity your body needs on a regular basis? For example a 6 liter lung capacity isnt very impressive in a 7ft tall 300lb man but would be very impressive in a 5ft tall 100lb female because her normal air requirements are much lower so she can do a lot with 6 liters of air. Is that what you mean?
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Has anyone tried this spirometer for measuring lung volume? $13 on Ebay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Teleflex-Hu...561375?hash=item1c5ca7701f:g:GIoAAOSwEgVWRPID
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Teleflex-Hu...561375?hash=item1c5ca7701f:g:GIoAAOSwEgVWRPID