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Old 06-25-2012, 11:44 AM   #1
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June 25, 2012 - A Penny for your Thoughts




From Floor and Decor.

Here's another image showing it being laid out.
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Old 06-25-2012, 12:02 PM   #2
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Find a penny pick it up...

This might take a while.
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Old 06-25-2012, 12:51 PM   #3
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It's common cents.
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Old 06-26-2012, 09:23 AM   #4
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Oh, yeah: Thanks classicman.

I couldn't get your original image to copy as an image. It says it's a part of a video.
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Old 06-26-2012, 09:33 AM   #5
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no prob.. here ya go.
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Old 06-26-2012, 09:34 AM   #6
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Hey Kerosene - Does that father in the pic look like anyone you know?

Probably not to you, but I did a double-take when I first saw it on my news feed.
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Old 06-26-2012, 09:36 AM   #7
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Another fun fact, math nerds please verify....
I read that the cost per sq ft. was $2.58 in pennies.
GO!
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Old 06-26-2012, 10:38 AM   #8
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The diameter of a US penny is 0.750 inches, so it's area is 0.4415 sq in.
A 1x1 ft square has an area of 144 sq in.

The pattern for maximum packing of US pennies in a 1x1 ft square
is left as a simple mind-exercise for the Reader...










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Is there a simple equation that can be used to show how many circles of radius (r)
can be packed into the rectangle (l x w), in the optimal way? So that no circles overlap.
(r is less than both l and w).

...And it seems the answer is "we don't really know"
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Old 06-26-2012, 10:41 AM   #9
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I would ask why you insist on packing a square foot of pennies in a shape that is a square? To my mind, a square foot of pennies could be much more reasonably accommodated in a hexagon.
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Old 06-26-2012, 10:44 AM   #10
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because your parents were honeybees ?
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Old 06-26-2012, 10:46 AM   #11
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because circles pack well in hexagons
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Old 06-26-2012, 10:47 AM   #12
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Maybe he grew up in Hex House.
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Old 06-26-2012, 10:49 AM   #13
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Oh, bee hive!
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Old 06-26-2012, 10:53 AM   #14
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Squashing my buzz.
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Old 06-26-2012, 10:54 AM   #15
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I want a DIY guide. How do you seal those down? We have wood laminate floors now, could you do it on top of that?
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