BigDan.:

so why isnt the filler to wrapper ratio posted on the information for the cigar on ccom? or any other site?

Luko:

Just keep in mind if you do, you're pissing off a dude who shaves with a sword.

kuzi16:

BigDan.:

hmm that makes sense but at the same time idk wtf ur talking about a lil too much bacardi tonite

lay off the sauce!!!

...i didnt want it to come down to this, but it has to.

math

wrapper to filler ratio is basicly how much tobacco is made up filler vs. how much is filler.
first we have to make a few minor asumptions:
1) the part of the cigar that is burning and the part that is just about to be burned is infinatley thin. so at one instant its not burning and immediatly after, it is --making it two dimentional.
2) the wrapper has a width of 1/64 of an inch.

we have to make these assumtions so that we have:
a) a surface area calculation only
b)a relativly easy set of numbers to work with.

Cigar "A" has a ring guage of 50. Cigar "B" has a ring guage of 40. if we look at the foot of each of these cigars we will be looking at two circles within circles. (the inner circle represents the filler of each cigar). Cigar "A" has a diameter of 50/64 and that means a radius of 25/64ths. since Area = Pi times radius squared we can figure out the surface area of the foot of the cigar. so:

3.14 x (25/64 x 25/64 ) = 0.4791 (ish) inches squared.

that is the entire surface area of the foot of the cigar. we need the wrapper's surface area only. we get that by subtracting out the surface area of the filler. this is where assumption number two comes in. if the wrapper is 1/64th of an inch thick then the filler diameter must be 48/64ths of an inch or a radius of 24/64ths therefore the surface area of the filler alone is:

3.14 x (24/64 x 24/64) = 0.4415 (ish)

now we must subtract out the filler surface area from the entire area to get the surface area of the wrapper alone.

wrapper surface area = 0.4791 - 0.4415 = .0376

to get the wrapper to filler ratio you devide the wrapper surface area by the filler surface area:

0.0376/0.4415 = .08516(ish)

ok ... now for the cigar with a ring guage of 40...

total surface area = 3.14 x (20/64 x 20/64) = 0.3066ish

filler surface area = 3.14 x (19/64 x 19/64) = 0.2767 ish

wrapper surface alone = 0.3066 - 0.2767 = .0299

Wrapper to filler ratio = 0.0299/0.2767 = 0.1080

on the smaller cigar (cigar "B") the ratio produced a larger number than on the larger cigar (cigar "A") 0.8516 is less than 0.1080

therefore smaller ring guage cigars have a higher wrapper to filler ratio and therefore have a different flavor than the same cigar rolled with the same tobacco and rolled larger. any questions?

this is why the lancero size is becomming popular.



dont make me do math this early in the morning on my day off again.

phobicsquirrel:

ummm milk it..

dutyje:

I love math, and I've got the trophies to prove it :)

dutyje:

I love math, and I've got the trophies to prove it :)