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I'll just comment on this foru... (snores)

If it has a quart capacity, how many pennies can you put into a empty piggy bank?

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Easy question.

Penny Diameter = 0.75 inches

Penny Thickness = 0.061 inches

Penny Area = pi x (d/2)^2 = 0.4418 square inches

Penny Volume = (0.4418 square inches) x (0.061 inches) = 0.0270 cubic inches

1 US Quart = 57.75 cubic inches (conversion factor)

(57.75 cubic inches)/(0.0270 cubic inches per penny) = 2142.94 pennys

or just 2142 pennies since we can't have a partial penny.

Pssh, easy question, next.

So what's heavier a pound of pennies or a pound of space? 

Are you referring to pound-mass or pound-force? There is a distinction in the English System (also why it is so dumb).

Ok since 1 pound mass = 0.45359237 kilograms 1 pound force ≡ 0.45359237 kg × 9.80665 m/s² (1 pound force) = (1 pound mass)(32.2 ft/s^2), it's your choice.

But your original question is nonsensicle regardless of whether we assume lbm or lbf, because you cannot apply either pound-mass or pound-force to "space."

If anything, "space" involves the fundamental dimension of length and nothing more, e.g.,

Volume = {length x length x length}.

But "force" is made up of several fundamental dimensions, i.e.,

{Force} = {Mass x (Length/Time^2)}

Pet python.

AWWW...so cute! It is giving him a hug! @_@

Ah ok you win!

I will stick to counting and wishing upon the stars!

your math equations are getting confusing... :S

You are incorrect, Mr. Easy Question

I will stick to a dog as a pet, pythons eat kids.

LIES! ALL LIES! My math is perfect! >_<

Yes, I considered that; but unless we are given the exact shape of the container then it is impossible to determine. And even if we were given the shape of the container, it might take nothing less than a powerful 3D modeling program with collision detection (and about 10 hours of work), to figure it out.

But if you want to estimate, then we could always subtract a good sounding percentage from the volume, say 5% as a top end guess?

(57.75 cubic inches) x (0.95) = 54.86 cubic inches

(54.86 cubic inches) / (0.027 cubic inches per penny) = 2031 pennies

So the answer probably lies somewhere between 2031 pennies and the absolute maximum of 2142 pennies, and that is the closest we can come =/.

Grab 2031-2142 pennies and find out or argue about it all day.

how are you supposed to get 2031 pennies??

Since we are off the subject, I should be on the beach checking out the bikinis!

No need for pennies there,

your getting warmer...

Hint below:

stop overthinking it

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