Dear Ron...
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Dear Ron:
When a company has a promotion where if you guess the closest to the number of m&m's in a gumball machine, you get the gumball machine and m&m's..... and there were no other posted rules at that time.....
If you pick up said gumball machine to see how far the m&m's go down the tube...... and then measure the gumball machine (almost a globe)... and then do a quick calculation... radius * radius * radius * 4 / 3 times 3.1416 to get the volume of the gumball machine...
Then take each m&m at .637 cubic cm..... and then figure there is 32% air space..... to determine the number of m&m's....
deduct thickness of glass
7.5 = radius in cm
421.875 = radius * radius * radius
1.333333333 = *4 / 3
562.5
3.1416
1767.15 cubic cm
0.636 m&m cubic cm
2778.537736 # of m&m's
0.32 air %
1889.40566 total number of m&m's
Is that cheating?
Now they have a big sign up near the gumball machine that you cannot touch, pick it up, measure it, etc.....
Signed,
Wanting some m&m's in Cincy
ps... do you think the company I work for (the one with the promtion) will fire me over this?
When a company has a promotion where if you guess the closest to the number of m&m's in a gumball machine, you get the gumball machine and m&m's..... and there were no other posted rules at that time.....
If you pick up said gumball machine to see how far the m&m's go down the tube...... and then measure the gumball machine (almost a globe)... and then do a quick calculation... radius * radius * radius * 4 / 3 times 3.1416 to get the volume of the gumball machine...
Then take each m&m at .637 cubic cm..... and then figure there is 32% air space..... to determine the number of m&m's....
deduct thickness of glass
7.5 = radius in cm
421.875 = radius * radius * radius
1.333333333 = *4 / 3
562.5
3.1416
1767.15 cubic cm
0.636 m&m cubic cm
2778.537736 # of m&m's
0.32 air %
1889.40566 total number of m&m's
Is that cheating?
Now they have a big sign up near the gumball machine that you cannot touch, pick it up, measure it, etc.....
Signed,
Wanting some m&m's in Cincy
ps... do you think the company I work for (the one with the promtion) will fire me over this?
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From: BROOKVILLE
Dear Ron:
When a company has a promotion where if you guess the closest to the number of m&m's in a gumball machine, you get the gumball machine and m&m's..... and there were no other posted rules at that time.....
If you pick up said gumball machine to see how far the m&m's go down the tube...... and then measure the gumball machine (almost a globe)... and then do a quick calculation... radius * radius * radius * 4 / 3 times 3.1416 to get the volume of the gumball machine...
Then take each m&m at .637 cubic cm..... and then figure there is 32% air space..... to determine the number of m&m's....
deduct thickness of glass
7.5 = radius in cm
421.875 = radius * radius * radius
1.333333333 = *4 / 3
562.5
3.1416
1767.15 cubic cm
0.636 m&m cubic cm
2778.537736 # of m&m's
0.32 air %
1889.40566 total number of m&m's
Is that cheating?
Now they have a big sign up near the gumball machine that you cannot touch, pick it up, measure it, etc.....
Signed,
Wanting some m&m's in Cincy
ps... do you think the company I work for (the one with the promtion) will fire me over this?
When a company has a promotion where if you guess the closest to the number of m&m's in a gumball machine, you get the gumball machine and m&m's..... and there were no other posted rules at that time.....
If you pick up said gumball machine to see how far the m&m's go down the tube...... and then measure the gumball machine (almost a globe)... and then do a quick calculation... radius * radius * radius * 4 / 3 times 3.1416 to get the volume of the gumball machine...
Then take each m&m at .637 cubic cm..... and then figure there is 32% air space..... to determine the number of m&m's....
deduct thickness of glass
7.5 = radius in cm
421.875 = radius * radius * radius
1.333333333 = *4 / 3
562.5
3.1416
1767.15 cubic cm
0.636 m&m cubic cm
2778.537736 # of m&m's
0.32 air %
1889.40566 total number of m&m's
Is that cheating?
Now they have a big sign up near the gumball machine that you cannot touch, pick it up, measure it, etc.....
Signed,
Wanting some m&m's in Cincy
ps... do you think the company I work for (the one with the promtion) will fire me over this?
Remind me to NOT let you in the Poker Run!
Not sure if it is cheating though. I guess it depends on how anal your company is. The fact they felt obligated to put up a sign may be an indication of trouble on the horizon. But your calculations are short a few factors that could significantly alter the outcome.
1. Is the person organizing this honest?
2. Is the person counting the m & m’s competent? A few miscounted chocolate tabs of joy, and you loose.
3. Is the person organizing this a conniving smart-ass? Did he throw a bag of skittles in to throw everybody off?
4. Is the organizer Sicilian? [media]http://cli.ps/FXbZ[/media]
Good Luck,
Yours in Chaos Theory
PS. They are probably laced with poison anyway!
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From: 262 miles N of the Dragon
Originally Posted by Lovetodrive2000' timestamp='1323371268' post='21221593
Dear Ron:
When a company has a promotion where if you guess the closest to the number of m&m's in a gumball machine, you get the gumball machine and m&m's..... and there were no other posted rules at that time.....
If you pick up said gumball machine to see how far the m&m's go down the tube...... and then measure the gumball machine (almost a globe)... and then do a quick calculation... radius * radius * radius * 4 / 3 times 3.1416 to get the volume of the gumball machine...
Then take each m&m at .637 cubic cm..... and then figure there is 32% air space..... to determine the number of m&m's....
deduct thickness of glass
7.5 = radius in cm
421.875 = radius * radius * radius
1.333333333 = *4 / 3
562.5
3.1416
1767.15 cubic cm
0.636 m&m cubic cm
2778.537736 # of m&m's
0.32 air %
1889.40566 total number of m&m's
Is that cheating?
Now they have a big sign up near the gumball machine that you cannot touch, pick it up, measure it, etc.....
Signed,
Wanting some m&m's in Cincy
ps... do you think the company I work for (the one with the promtion) will fire me over this?
When a company has a promotion where if you guess the closest to the number of m&m's in a gumball machine, you get the gumball machine and m&m's..... and there were no other posted rules at that time.....
If you pick up said gumball machine to see how far the m&m's go down the tube...... and then measure the gumball machine (almost a globe)... and then do a quick calculation... radius * radius * radius * 4 / 3 times 3.1416 to get the volume of the gumball machine...
Then take each m&m at .637 cubic cm..... and then figure there is 32% air space..... to determine the number of m&m's....
deduct thickness of glass
7.5 = radius in cm
421.875 = radius * radius * radius
1.333333333 = *4 / 3
562.5
3.1416
1767.15 cubic cm
0.636 m&m cubic cm
2778.537736 # of m&m's
0.32 air %
1889.40566 total number of m&m's
Is that cheating?
Now they have a big sign up near the gumball machine that you cannot touch, pick it up, measure it, etc.....
Signed,
Wanting some m&m's in Cincy
ps... do you think the company I work for (the one with the promtion) will fire me over this?
Remind me to NOT let you in the Poker Run!
Not sure if it is cheating though. I guess it depends on how anal your company is. The fact they felt obligated to put up a sign may be an indication of trouble on the horizon. But your calculations are short a few factors that could significantly alter the outcome.
1. Is the person organizing this honest?
2. Is the person counting the m & m’s competent? A few miscounted chocolate tabs of joy, and you loose.
3. Is the person organizing this a conniving smart-ass? Did he throw a bag of skittles in to throw everybody off?
4. Is the organizer Sicilian? [media]http://cli.ps/FXbZ[/media]
Good Luck,
Yours in Chaos Theory
PS. They are probably laced with poison anyway!
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From: 262 miles N of the Dragon
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From: BROOKVILLE
Originally Posted by LINESUPER' timestamp='1323441853' post='21223587
[quote name='Lovetodrive2000' timestamp='1323371268' post='21221593']
Dear Ron:
When a company has a promotion where if you guess the closest to the number of m&m's in a gumball machine, you get the gumball machine and m&m's..... and there were no other posted rules at that time.....
If you pick up said gumball machine to see how far the m&m's go down the tube...... and then measure the gumball machine (almost a globe)... and then do a quick calculation... radius * radius * radius * 4 / 3 times 3.1416 to get the volume of the gumball machine...
Then take each m&m at .637 cubic cm..... and then figure there is 32% air space..... to determine the number of m&m's....
deduct thickness of glass
7.5 = radius in cm
421.875 = radius * radius * radius
1.333333333 = *4 / 3
562.5
3.1416
1767.15 cubic cm
0.636 m&m cubic cm
2778.537736 # of m&m's
0.32 air %
1889.40566 total number of m&m's
Is that cheating?
Now they have a big sign up near the gumball machine that you cannot touch, pick it up, measure it, etc.....
Signed,
Wanting some m&m's in Cincy
ps... do you think the company I work for (the one with the promtion) will fire me over this?
Dear Ron:
When a company has a promotion where if you guess the closest to the number of m&m's in a gumball machine, you get the gumball machine and m&m's..... and there were no other posted rules at that time.....
If you pick up said gumball machine to see how far the m&m's go down the tube...... and then measure the gumball machine (almost a globe)... and then do a quick calculation... radius * radius * radius * 4 / 3 times 3.1416 to get the volume of the gumball machine...
Then take each m&m at .637 cubic cm..... and then figure there is 32% air space..... to determine the number of m&m's....
deduct thickness of glass
7.5 = radius in cm
421.875 = radius * radius * radius
1.333333333 = *4 / 3
562.5
3.1416
1767.15 cubic cm
0.636 m&m cubic cm
2778.537736 # of m&m's
0.32 air %
1889.40566 total number of m&m's
Is that cheating?
Now they have a big sign up near the gumball machine that you cannot touch, pick it up, measure it, etc.....
Signed,
Wanting some m&m's in Cincy
ps... do you think the company I work for (the one with the promtion) will fire me over this?
Remind me to NOT let you in the Poker Run!
Not sure if it is cheating though. I guess it depends on how anal your company is. The fact they felt obligated to put up a sign may be an indication of trouble on the horizon. But your calculations are short a few factors that could significantly alter the outcome.
1. Is the person organizing this honest?
2. Is the person counting the m & m’s competent? A few miscounted chocolate tabs of joy, and you loose.
3. Is the person organizing this a conniving smart-ass? Did he throw a bag of skittles in to throw everybody off?
4. Is the organizer Sicilian? [media]http://cli.ps/FXbZ[/media]
Good Luck,
Yours in Chaos Theory
PS. They are probably laced with poison anyway!
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