[Cultural Jihad]

If M&Ms pack themselves with a density of 68%, then a 55 gallon drum filled to the top with M&Ms contains how many pints of air?

[RunningJoke]

Physiclicious.

[Khurkris]

...gee...and I wasted all those years in Political Science...

[Khurkris]

...gee...and I wasted all those years in Political Science...

[Reaganesque]

Mmmmmm, Physics!

[SamAdams76]

Not too hard to understand, since oblate spheroids have flatter surfaces than spheres and so leave less room between them. And if M&M's were made out of perfect squares, they would pack nearly 100% of the container.

[RightWingAtheist]

Here are some useful links on the subject. Incidentally, the Prof.Denis Weaire mentioned in these articles in the same person who unwittingly gave Ira Einhorn a boarding room. He is also probably the most important Irish scientist since G.G. Stokes.

http://physicsweb.org/article/review/13/12/10

http://www.susqu.edu/facstaff/b/brakke/kelvin/kelvin.html

http://www.queenhill.demon.co.uk/polyhedra/wp/wp.htm

[mikrofon]

Mars Inc., which makes M&M's

Hmmm --- and they're wondering what those spheroidal particles are that the Rovers are finding...

[Chewbacca]

This is cool info.

[nuconvert]

physics is fun Pong

[Argh]

Huh??