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MacPhail
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« on: November 23, 2006, 05:27:20 pm »
How many Cadbury Mini's can one fit in a Honda Fit? 

Submit your answer here by 10:00 AM on Wednesday, December 13th.

BTW - I'm going to go do some research this weekend on the subject.  Anyone car to test drive a Honda Fit with me as I take a trip to a few grocery stores to buy candy?   Cheesy

Cheers, Derek
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« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2006, 05:34:10 pm »
Aparently you can make a new guess every day.
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« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2006, 05:38:11 pm »
Sorry, thought this thread was about trains.   Angry
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« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2006, 05:40:24 pm »
Hint:

Cargo room plus pasenger room.
Drop a mini in a full glass of water and weigh the overflow, or measure the remainder.
1g of water = 1mL
Convert units.

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« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2006, 05:45:33 pm »
Hint, take a Fit for a test drive.  Fill it with expanding foam and then cut it out in pieces.  Measure the volume of the foam pieces and divide by the volume of a Cadbury mini.    Evil
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« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2006, 05:48:01 pm »
Oh and don't forget when you talk to the salesman and give him your info ...... your name is MacPhail.  Mention the fact that you are a movie star.  Azn

By the way Derek, did you make it past editing?
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MacPhail
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« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2006, 05:49:43 pm »
I saw myself in several scenes including the scene they showed on the Space channel (it was only 5 seconds long...but hey, I'm in it!).

The movie won't be out on DVD for a while yet as they are trying to find a distributor to buy the movie. 

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MacPhail
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« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2006, 05:53:14 pm »
111.3 cubic feet.  I'm guessing a Mini is 1 cubic inch. 

1 cubic foot is 1,728 cubic inches....so....hmmm.....192,327 Mini's?!

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« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2006, 09:36:09 am »
Today's guess:  240,410...the Mini's may be smaller than 1 cubic inch. 

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« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2006, 09:47:42 pm »
Quote from: MacPhail on November 23, 2006, 05:53:14 pm
111.3 cubic feet.  I'm guessing a Mini is 1 cubic inch. 

Don't guess, calculate.
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MacPhail
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« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2007, 10:39:27 am »
The answer from the contest website:

The correct answer is approximately 122,357 Caramilk Minis can fit inside a Honda Fit.

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« Reply #11 on: January 05, 2007, 11:06:42 am »
Quote from: MacPhail on November 24, 2006, 09:36:09 am
Today's guess:  240,410
Cheers, Derek

122,357?Huh

I believe that the problem here was that you had to put the bar in the car.  Not take a bite and put the other half in the Hodna   Grin
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jjminiman
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« Reply #12 on: January 25, 2007, 11:07:08 am »
take the total cubic footage of the inside of the fit and divide by cubic foot of the egg or convert to easier lime mili liter
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