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vojvoda07 Apr 2013 12:09 p.m. PST

Don't ask what got me thinking about this but I was organizing my paints by clour and tone and have a few that are getting pretty low. I think the ones I use the most I must get forty or more maybe less. So what do you think? If I have an empty I would try and figure it out.

VR
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Mako1107 Apr 2013 12:27 p.m. PST

I guess, 994, average sized drops…….

Oberst Radl07 Apr 2013 12:31 p.m. PST

The same number as needed to get to the chocolate center of a tootsie pop?

BTW, I tried something similar with craft paint -- except I did a list of all the paints and put a hashmark for each use. Gave up after awhile, ADHD got the better of OCD.

Waco Joe07 Apr 2013 1:08 p.m. PST

If you have a fine enough scale, weigh one drop, weigh an empty bottle then weigh a full bottle. Let math do the heavy lifting. grin

Griefbringer07 Apr 2013 1:10 p.m. PST

Depends on the size of a drop? Vallejo bottles are 17 ml in volume.

Zagloba07 Apr 2013 1:28 p.m. PST

Let's ask Mr Owl…

Rich

Chris Palmer07 Apr 2013 1:50 p.m. PST
Steve W07 Apr 2013 1:57 p.m. PST

994?….Mine only had 878 I am going to complain!

Cardinal Ximenez07 Apr 2013 2:05 p.m. PST

I do know that a 2.5 ml bottle of glaucoma medication yields between 60 and 100 drops depending on the brand bottle fill policy / QC. So I would guess about 700 drops.

DM

Mako1107 Apr 2013 4:32 p.m. PST

Perhaps you live in a drier climate, Steve.

J Womack 9408 Apr 2013 8:22 a.m. PST

One…
To-whooo…..
THREE! (Splash)

Three. If you squeeze the bottle hard enough.

Lardie the Great08 Apr 2013 8:39 a.m. PST

What do we win if we guess right?

zoneofcontrol08 Apr 2013 8:46 a.m. PST

I've gotten plenty of "drops" with my Vallejo bottles. Thank goodness for plastic bottles!

Personal logo Doctor X Supporting Member of TMP08 Apr 2013 8:53 a.m. PST

I will consult with the angels on the head of a pin and get back to you.

Heazy Slypocrite09 Apr 2013 3:11 a.m. PST

About four hundred.

Bowman10 Apr 2013 11:00 a.m. PST

17ml is about 340 drops at .05ml per drop. Due to the viscosity of the paint you'll probably get less drops.

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