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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bdw9714, post: 1345694, member: 35558&quot;]A penny has a diameter of .75 &quot; and a thickness of .061&quot; (from Wikipedia).&nbsp; </p><p>(.75 / 2) ^ 2 * pi * .061 = 0.02694897448157491734375 cubic inches (we&#039;ll round in a second).</p><p>Eight tons is 7,257,600 grams.</p><p>One penny (pre-1982) is 3.1 grams</p><p>Eight tons = 16000 lbs = 256,000 ounces * 28.35 grams / 3.1 grams per penny = 2,341,161 pennies</p><p>2,341,161 pennies *&nbsp; 0.02694897448157491734375 cubic inches = 63,091.895870154232294838709677419 cubic inches.&nbsp; </p><p>Divide that by 1728 (number of cubic inches in a cubic foot) = around 36.5 cubic feet</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, this does not take in to account the space between pennies (since pennies are round).&nbsp; I like math, so let&#039;s figure out the real space required:</p><p><br /></p><p>.75 &quot; is the diameter, so let&#039;s make it a .75 &quot; square to account for the space between stacks.&nbsp; Then you have:</p><p>.75 * .75 * .061 = 0.0343125 cubic inches.&nbsp; Times 2,341,161 pennies = 80,331.0868125 cubic inches.&nbsp; Divided by 1728 = 46 cubic feet.</p><p><br /></p><p>So realistically, you need 46 cubic feet of space.&nbsp; That&#039;s a 5 ft x 5 ft square that&#039;s about two feet tall.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Honestly I thought it was going to be bigger.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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