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Devlyn

March 23, 2018, 04:00:39 PM


In my hands is a one gallon square glass jug filled with Starburst jelly beans. You guess how many.

The rules are:

One guess per post.

No consecutive posting, someone else must post between your guesses.

Contest ends Sunday April 1 at midnight EST.

Winner will be the person who guesses closest without going over.

Winner will be announced April 2nd and will have the option of actually receiving the jelly beans and jar, or making a donation to the site in order to prevent me from sending the jelly beans to them.  ;D

Jelly beans were weight counted on a calibrated scale. That is the number that will be used to determine the winner.

In the event of a tie the first contestant to guess the number wins.
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Jessica

#1
March 23, 2018, 04:30:34 PM
2018

"If you go out looking for friends, you are going to find they are very scarce.  If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere."

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Cindy

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March 23, 2018, 04:47:59 PM
 Cindy quickly converts an American gallon to an imperial gallon divide by 4.5 to convert to litres. Changes the starburst jelly bean inches to centimetres and uses the Devlyn hand size conversion unit matrix, takes daylight saving into account and the cool change forecast this afternoon.


856
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salaniaseviltwin

#3
March 23, 2018, 04:52:30 PM
925? This reminds me of 1st grade. We did something just like it way back when.

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Devlyn

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March 23, 2018, 04:53:11 PM
Quote from: Cindy on March 23, 2018, 04:47:59 PM
Cindy quickly converts an American gallon to an imperial gallon divide by 4.5 to convert to litres. Changes the starburst jelly bean inches to centimetres and uses the Devlyn hand size conversion unit matrix, takes daylight saving into account and the cool change forecast this afternoon.


856

"She blinded me....with science!"
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Cassi

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March 23, 2018, 04:54:11 PM
Quote from: Devlyn Marie on March 23, 2018, 04:53:11 PM
"She blinded me....with science!"

And baffled me with Rh................
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Megan.

#6
March 23, 2018, 04:54:38 PM
2088.

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Dena

#7
March 23, 2018, 04:58:50 PM
1700 is probably a low end estimate. Those estimating in the low 2000s still are likely to be winners.
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Cassi

#8
March 23, 2018, 05:00:25 PM
OMG.  You all got me giggling again!
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DawnOday

#9
March 23, 2018, 05:06:05 PM
3840
Dawn Oday

It just feels right   :icon_hug: :icon_hug: :icon_kiss: :icon_kiss: :icon_kiss:

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Jessica

#10
March 23, 2018, 05:10:18 PM
1440

"If you go out looking for friends, you are going to find they are very scarce.  If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere."

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Devlyn

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March 23, 2018, 07:27:10 PM
A Mathemagician Who Shall Not Be Named sent me this....

Best Answer:  Well, let's make a calculation based on some assumptions:

➊ we are talking about an imperial gallon = 4.546 L (1 L = 1 litre)
(If you wish to re-do the estimate with an American gallon, use 3.785 L instead)

➋ 1 jellybean has a volume of say, 1.5 cm³

➋ some of the space in the jug will be air, as the beans don't "stack" and fill every available space, so let's "inflate" the average volume of the bean, and the air wasted space around it, to 2 cm³

A container of size 1 L will occupy 1000 cm³ of space
∴ a 1 gallon or 4.546 L container will occupy 4546 cm³ of space

∴ 4546 cm³ of space ÷ 2 cm³/jellybean & air = 2273 jellybeans

Let's round that down to the nearest 50 and say 2250 jellybeans.

...which would be impressive as heck.....if they knew how to count past two!  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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Jessica

#12
March 23, 2018, 07:28:38 PM
1280

"If you go out looking for friends, you are going to find they are very scarce.  If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere."

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Cassi

#13
March 23, 2018, 07:30:28 PM
Lost me talking about cm and litres.  What would musical instruments have to do with it?
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Devlyn

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March 23, 2018, 07:57:56 PM
Quote from: salaniaseviltwin on March 23, 2018, 04:52:30 PM
925? This reminds me of 1st grade. We did something just like it way back when.


Wait, you meant that in a GOOD way, right?  ;D
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Jessica

#15
March 23, 2018, 08:22:20 PM
I'm using the hand/boob method in my calculations. 
How many right boob handfuls would it take? 
I know it would take a few more handfuls if I used my left boob.
Then I take the average and presto!
Now this of course is an entirely personal formula and ymmv.

This is science!  Jessica

"If you go out looking for friends, you are going to find they are very scarce.  If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere."

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salaniaseviltwin

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March 23, 2018, 08:35:46 PM
Quote from: Devlyn Marie on March 23, 2018, 07:57:56 PM
Wait, you meant that in a GOOD way, right?  ;D
Of course. I got a jar full of jelly beans. What first grader wouldn't be happy. Lol

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Jessica

#17
March 23, 2018, 09:30:51 PM
Quote from: Devlyn Marie on March 23, 2018, 04:00:39 PM



Winner will be announced April 2nd and will have the option of actually receiving the jelly beans and jar, or making a donation to the site in order to prevent me from sending the jelly beans to them.  ;D


So.....just to be clear........the winner will have the option to either get the jar of jelly beans.......
or make a donation to the site........how much do we have to donate?

Lol, semantics counts with Devlyn!  >:-) Watch out!

"If you go out looking for friends, you are going to find they are very scarce.  If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere."

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Devlyn

#18
March 23, 2018, 09:44:31 PM
I'm not stipulating a donation, I shouldn't have put that in there. The site has no connection to my contest.

Hugs, Devlyn
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Jessica

#19
March 23, 2018, 09:54:57 PM
Quote from: Devlyn Marie on March 23, 2018, 09:44:31 PM
I'm not stipulating a donation, I shouldn't have put that in there. The site has no connection to my contest.

Hugs, Devlyn

Oh my.... I meant that in jest.  I knew what you meant and just made a play on words.
Sorry Devlyn, didn't mean to infer anything.
I've made my guesses, so I'll stop causing trouble and step out of the thread.

"If you go out looking for friends, you are going to find they are very scarce.  If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere."

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