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Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 2:17 am
by Engineer
Image

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 2:31 am
by scyther
Copper or zinc?

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 2:58 am
by mtldealer
Nice!!

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 4:19 am
by Numis Pam
Sweet! Nice conversation piece for sure.... :)

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:06 am
by Z00
Now for the contest?
Guess the number of coins?

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:52 am
by Madwest
Z00 wrote:Now for the contest?
Guess the number of coins?

If is it solid, there are 40x40 + 39x39 +38x38 + ... + 1x1 stacks. It looks like they are stacks of 10. :?:
If so, there are 221,400 coins.

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:54 am
by reddirtcoins
221400 is what I got also

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 7:31 am
by dakota1955
somebody has to much spare time on their hands

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:53 am
by stlouiscoin
since there are stacks, I see 10 high, it would be 40x40x10 + 39x9x10.. or just multiply the number yyou got by 6. so 221,400 X 10 = 2,214,000 if the stacks are 10 high.

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:23 am
by NHsorter
40x40 base with 10 high stacks would be 221400. Over 2 million pennies would be a much larger pyramid. Think 7+ 55 gallon drums. This is a mere 3/4 ton pyramid.

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:46 pm
by highroller4321
Engineer wrote:Image



Did you put this together?

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 2:31 pm
by 68Camaro
What a great showpiece / sculpture! If I was retired I would build one - epoxied - but hollow over a foam core rather than solid.

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 3:44 pm
by CU Baker
I think HCBTT should steal this photo, and use it the next time some noob ask about having a reserve to sort when the bank are shut down instead of the same one we see all the time. What say you? :lol:

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 3:44 pm
by RichardPenny43
Time lapse video of its constuction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDJ3sor2oQ0

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 4:04 pm
by stlouiscoin
CU Baker wrote:I think HCBTT should steal this photo, and use it the next time some noob ask about having a reserve to sort when the bank are shut down instead of the same one we see all the time. What say you? :lol:

Ha. very funny.

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 4:34 pm
by reddirtcoins
He might have done a 13 stack

287,820

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 5:09 pm
by RichardPenny43
reddirtcoins wrote:He might have done a 13 stack

287,820

[img] Main Pyramid Completed;
April 16th 2006
287,820 pennies,

Pennies in Pyramid =((1/3)*b³
+ (1/2)*b² + (1/6)*b)*(SH)
Bezos Penny Pyramid Equation, 1982

where, b = number of pennies laid
across on one side of a square
based pyramid
SH = Stack Height , (number of
pennies in each stack)

Main Pyramid - Specifications
Height = 30 inches
Width = 30 inches
Length = 30 inches
b = 40 pennies across
SH = 13 pennies[/img]

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:19 pm
by Kurr
Im guessing you dont have child age children? :)

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:51 pm
by Engineer
The caption at the original link said it was $2890 in pennies.

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:59 pm
by John_doe
okay, now do this......


Image

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:37 pm
by Numis Pam
John_doe wrote:okay, now do this......


Image


Heheheehe :lol: :lol:

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:45 pm
by deacon
That is an awesome pyramid. It makes me wonder what a silver pyramid would look like. :twisted:

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:53 pm
by SilverDragon72
I don't know how LONG it took him to make that pyramid...i hope the pennies are stuck together, otherwise a little bump could tip everything!

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:21 am
by NHsorter
deacon wrote:That is an awesome pyramid. It makes me wonder what a silver pyramid would look like. :twisted:


Ray! Make a silver pyramid and post a pic. I am too embarrassed to show everyone the size of my silver pyramid.

Re: Sort like an Egyptian?

PostPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 5:50 pm
by Engineer
NHsorter wrote:I am too embarrassed to show everyone the size of my silver pyramid.


Pyramid envy :lol: