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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:57 pm
by monghead
Considering the size and shape of the vessel...
Taking into account the thickness of the jar...
Allowing for the fact that all the corks were invariably extruded from reds...
Integrating all other variables including wind speed, time of day, and the gravitational pull of the moon...
Adding the large cork on top of the jar, I am guessing...
338
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:42 pm
by Mike_A
How about 389 for me
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:16 pm
by graham
239
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:52 pm
by bacchaebabe
griff wrote:333 for me
cheers
Carl
He's only half evil.
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:58 pm
by bacchaebabe
How about 425.
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:36 pm
by cuttlefish
407
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:50 pm
by Andrew Jordan
252
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:33 am
by Bick
305
Cork Count 2008 Competition
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:41 pm
by Tim Smith
Having calculated the area of the vessel, taking into account glass mould irregularities, and dividing in the average volume of a 44 x 24 mm Ref 1 cork,with allowance made for contraction due to moisture loss, and factoring in a standard deviation,all done at sea level and at a standard 20 Degrees Celsius, 386 including the stopper will in time, be found to be the most precise answer....Computer says.......
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:11 pm
by Jay60A
365
Jay
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:51 pm
by Daryl Douglas
Don't forget people, that those champagne corks in there will have invariably expanded.
That may throw some maths geeks' calculations out by up to ten corks
daz
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:56 pm
by Daryl Douglas
289 for me
daz
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:02 pm
by Red Bigot
I've counted them now, but I'm not giving any clues...
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:04 pm
by robwolters_nl
350
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:44 am
by rednut
454
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 12:56 pm
by silkwood
273 for me
Cheers,
Mark
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:01 am
by Swee
321
When is this closing?
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:49 am
by Teddy
341 for me please.
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:27 am
by Red Bigot
Swee wrote:321
When is this closing?
From the first post on Jan 1: "The competition is open for 2 weeks from today", so be patient.
I don't think the winner last time has posted yet, he is away on holidays.
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 11:29 am
by Wayno
275
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:11 pm
by grahamg
Haven't posted in a long time... but couldn't resist guessing
530
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:49 am
by Elvispga
257.
How many of the corks had failed?
Cheers
Elvis
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:51 am
by Red Bigot
Elvispga wrote:257.
How many of the corks had failed?
Cheers
Elvis
No crumbly, broken or tainted corks were placed in the container.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:53 am
by Red Bigot
One week down, one week to go and I'm not giving any clues this time.
Where is GRB? Being on holidays is no excuse.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:13 am
by roughred
218
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:27 pm
by Michael McNally
242
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:08 pm
by mkcoleman
Just back from Blighty ... and managed to get that bleedin Norovirus that has closed over 100 hospital wards in the UK ... 48 hours of hell ... so the 24 hours on a plane back here was less than enjoyable ... oh well at least it's warm here!
Many mathematical equations were used to discover the magical number that beholds the jar
1) calculating the volume of the jar, I used
Volume of a sphere = radius3 (cubed) x pi x 4/3
Worked out radius from r = C/(2 x pi)
So volume came out as 16.9million mm squared, then deducted 25% for slightly irregular shape and glass thickness so volume of the jar = 12.7Million mm squared
2) Calculating volume of a cork, I used
volume of a cylinder = pi x radius (squared) x height
So worked it out as 15,000 mm, then added 25% for irregular corks and lose of space, so the cork volume = 18,750mm squared
Then simply divided jar volume by cork volume and the magical answer was
... 677
That seemed rather high, so for good measure took a further 15% off to leave
...575 .. simple really
Clearly I am very busy at work
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:29 pm
by RogerPike
320
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:11 pm
by Shadrach
350 sounds good to me
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:15 pm
by tonsta
251 for me.
Tony