How Many M&Ms Fill a 30x12x18 Fish Tank?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around estimating how many bags of M&Ms would be needed to fill a 30x12x18 fish tank. Participants explore various approaches to the problem, including filling the tank entirely versus using M&Ms decoratively, and they engage in humorous exchanges about the feasibility and cost of such a project.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests filling the tank entirely with M&Ms, while another proposes using them decoratively along with other candies.
  • Several participants calculate the volume of the tank and the volume of M&Ms, leading to varying estimates of the number of bags needed, with one claiming around 8,294,400 bags based on their calculations.
  • Another participant challenges the calculations, suggesting that the number of bags required would be significantly lower, estimating closer to 800 bags based on their recollection of bag sizes and M&M quantities.
  • Discussions include the size of M&Ms and the volume they occupy, with some participants arguing about the accuracy of the estimates and the assumptions made regarding the packing of M&Ms.
  • Humorous remarks about personal hygiene and cooking habits are interspersed throughout the discussion, adding a light-hearted tone to the exchanges.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the number of bags required to fill the tank, with multiple competing views and calculations presented. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the accuracy of the estimates and the feasibility of filling the tank with M&Ms.

Contextual Notes

Participants rely on various assumptions about the size and packing of M&Ms, as well as the dimensions of the tank. There are unresolved discrepancies in the calculations presented, and the discussion includes a mix of serious estimates and humorous banter.

  • #61
Just when I thought this thread couldn't get much stranger...
 
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  • #62
Mk said:
The last picture I saw... it was worse than saliva. He said it was at the bottom of his coke—he placed it next to a penny for size, and it looked like.. well, a miniature turd. I mean stool! The medical term.
I've been vomiting all morning, just managed to get to work and then I read this.

Thanks.
 
  • #63
hahahahahahahahahahaha! I just read this whole thread! my my my, Best time I've ever spent!
 
  • #64
Wow? Really? You need more fun. :-p
 
  • #65
no one ever did answer how many m&m's were in an ounce did they?
 
  • #66
Gale said:
no one ever did answer how many m&m's were in an ounce did they?
Okay, fine, 31.25. :-p 500 M&Ms/pound divided by 16 oz/pound = 31.25 M&Ms/ounce (and all those silly folks in feedback think you need LaTex to show your math :biggrin:).
 
  • #67
Forget filling up a fish tank, have you guys ever played those stupid games that teachers have. Guess how many MnM's are in the jar?? TEACH ME HOW TO DO THAT?!?!
 
  • #68
Mk said:
Wow? Really? You need more fun. :-p
ya, no kidding. I got a test today and two tests and a paper tomorrow. Oh yeah, I still got homework to do. All work and no play but then again it's spring break the week after next :biggrin:
 
  • #69
Dunno about M&Ms, but when I was younger I used to collect Skittles. I never filed up a fishtank full of the stuff, but I did spill a cookie-jar full onto a hot stove once. After my Mother cleaned up the mess she made sure that I never saw of my beloved Skittles again :mad:
 
  • #70
Why are M&Ms called M&Ms?
 
  • #71
The candies were named for "Mars & Murrie" (Mars' business partner was Bruce Murrie, son of rival Milton S. Hershey's partner William Murrie.)
 
  • #72
Monique said:
Why are M&Ms called M&Ms?

each small chocolate candy has a tiny white M painted on its candy coated shell. when you have two candies, you have an M and another M. together we refer to them as M&M's.
 
  • #73
Gale said:
each small chocolate candy has a tiny white M painted on its candy coated shell. when you have two candies, you have an M and another M. together we refer to them as M&M's.


If I lick all the M's off does that mean they are no longer M&M's?:rolleyes:
 
  • #74
DocToxyn said:
If I lick all the M's off does that mean they are no longer M&M's?:rolleyes:
Aaagh, DT's new avatar scared me. :frown:
 
  • #75
Evo said:
Aaagh, DT's new avatar scared me. :frown:

Sorry Evo, maybe I can dig up that cobra I used once before...:smile:
 
  • #76
DocToxyn said:
If I lick all the M's off does that mean they are no longer M&M's?:rolleyes:

philosophical questions belong in the philosophy section! DUH. if you're worried about your M&M's ceasing to exist, just don't lick off the m's silly!

side note: as trib pointed out, the M&M people have apparently been hiring illiterate workers to paint on the M's. while their effort to employ undereducated people is noble, its not very practical, and the company has been struggling for the last few years as ginormous numbers of "M&M's" have been misprinted as "W&W's", which just isn't as fun to say. These "W&W's" have recently caused a decline in the consumption of of actual M&M's. while many support the illiterates' rights in the job market, the M&M corporation is still expected to produce quality products, and the "W" defect is just unacceptable.
 
  • #77
Gale said:
philosophical questions belong in the philosophy section! DUH. if you're worried about your M&M's ceasing to exist, just don't lick off the m's silly!

side note: as trib pointed out, the M&M people have apparently been hiring illiterate workers to paint on the M's. while their effort to employ undereducated people is noble, its not very practical, and the company has been struggling for the last few years as ginormous numbers of "M&M's" have been misprinted as "W&W's", which just isn't as fun to say. These "W&W's" have recently caused a decline in the consumption of of actual M&M's. while many support the illiterates' rights in the job market, the M&M corporation is still expected to produce quality products, and the "W" defect is just unacceptable.
I just eat the mistakes. :biggrin:

DocToxyn, what is your avatar? I'm trying to figure it out. There's a bicycle, but I can't figure out what is riding the bicycle or which way it's going!
 
  • #78
Moonbear said:
I just eat the mistakes. :biggrin:

DocToxyn, what is your avatar? I'm trying to figure it out. There's a bicycle, but I can't figure out what is riding the bicycle or which way it's going!

its a brain with sun glasses and sharp teeth going north.
 
  • #79
Gale said:
its a brain with sun glasses and sharp teeth going north.
Aha! Now I see it. The sunglasses threw me off...I didn't see them as sunglasses, but thought it was empty space, like where a neck should be or something.
 
  • #80
uhhh, I'm not sure if I'm right though. awell. you know what though, I'm looking mighty sexy right now. just thought i'd share.
 
  • #81
Gale said:
its a brain with sun glasses and sharp teeth going north.

Ding-Ding-Ding! Well...all but the sharp teeth. C'mon Moonbear, haven't you ever seen a brain on a bike before, jeez!
 
  • #82
DocToxyn said:
Ding-Ding-Ding! Well...all but the sharp teeth. C'mon Moonbear, haven't you ever seen a brain on a bike before, jeez!
Yeah, but they aren't usually wearing sunglasses. :biggrin: I'm not seeing straight anyway. I've spent most of the last two weeks mounting brain sections on slides...everything looks like brains except a brain apparently. :bugeye: Plus, I was going through withdrawal with PF being down so much for the server migration, I think I was starting to hallucinate!

So, how do you know the brain is heading north? It looks like it's heading south to me. :biggrin: :smile:
 
  • #83
no no, he's definitely going to my right, which is north. gawd. people are asking silly questions today...
 
  • #84
Gale said:
no no, he's definitely going to my right, which is north. gawd. people are asking silly questions today...
No, it's my right! And that was south before, but, wait, I think it's northeast now. (I'm on my laptop.) He's a fast pedaler I guess. :biggrin:
 
  • #85
I like M&M's.
 

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