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ChristianKl comments on Stupid Questions, 2nd half of December - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 25 December 2015 07:20:37PM 0 points [-]

I'm not sure how expensive whole body air displacement is in the civilian world, but it seems like a decent way to measure lean mass.

I would guess that 3D scanning is the better way. In principle a smart phone app should be able to do this sooner or later by using camera + accelerometer.