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Quick disclaimer: I'm a StackOverflow regular and completely out of my element here...so go easy on me.

Just wanted to ask if anyone know of a simple way to measure or calculate the volume of clothing?

It would be easy to get the clothing's weight (mass) and maybe a little harder to get the "true" dimensions (height, width, depth).

Any suggestions, or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

UPDATE #1: I read about using water for irregular shapes. Measure the water without the item, then measure the water with the item. Is there similar method that doesn't involve getting the clothes wet?

UPDATE #2: Am I making it more complicated than it really needs to be? Should I just fold the clothes and measure height, width and depth?

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    I don't think that this question deserves the two downvotes it has received, particularly since they are unexplained - related discussion available at [this meta thread](http://meta.math.stackexchange.com/questions/4113/quick-downvoting-of-ill-formatted-questions-by-new-users).2012-05-11

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Dunk the clothing in water and measure the displacement.

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    @AustinMohr: I think what you said in the comments about measuring the volume of a stack of items was probably better.2012-05-11
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We were taught in our school a simple method to find the dimensions of a non-linear object.Based on it I am suggesting the following procedure: Fold the piece of clothing to the required size and place it flat in a rectangular plastic tray so that the clothe touches the two adjacent sides of the tray. Place a flat plate on top of the clothe, press it down level and measure its length, width and the gap between the bottom of the tray and the flat plate and multiply the measured values. I hope this method serves your purpose.

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    Nice approach....thanks!2012-05-11