Bull! Aside from the fact that Samsung won't be paying Apple even a single nickel until and unless the judgment is upheld on appeal (in one to three years or more), 20 billion nickels could not have been physically located, counted and loaded on trucks in the available time. I have to admit that someone did the math, however, since at roughly 142 cubic inches for a $100 box of nickels, 30 40-foot container trucks is a reasonable number to carry the load.
Someone did half the math. 1 billion dollars = 20 billion nickels 1 nickel weighs 5 grams 20 billion nickels weigh 100 billion grams 453.59 grams = 1 pound 100 billion grams = 220,462,442 pounds 2000 pounds = 1 ton 220,462,442 pounds = 110,231 tons The largest trucks in the world can carry as much as 400 tons. These trucks are not permitted on public roads, but let's just ignore that for now. 110,231 tons / 400 tons per truck = 275 trucks 275 is the absolute minimum number of trucks required to carry 20 billion nickels. But of course these aren't allowed on public roads. The highest net weight capacity of a intermodal container is just shy of 31 tons. At 31 tons per truck, that would be 3,555 trucks. Every state has different regulations about weight limits, but they all have a maximum gross weight of 80,000 pounds. At 110,000 pounds, West Virginia has the highest weight allowance for a load with a special permit, but no state will grant such a permit if the load is divisible into smaller loads. Loads of nickels are perfectly divisible. So, in the interest of calculating a best case scenario, let's assume the truck and trailer are weightless and they can carry 80,000 pounds of nickels each. That would still be 2,755 trucks. It really is quite difficult for the average person to fully comprehend how much money $1 billion is.
You didn't calculate the weight of the paper wrappers, boxes and pallets needed to ship these, Unless they were just dumped loose into hopper trailers.
I believe that an over the road trailer is limited to carrying 20 tons, if that figure is is correct it would take over 5,000 40 foot trailers to deliver a billion dollars in nickels. I believe that that would mean a convoy over 66 miles long running nose to tail (bumper to bumper) but probably much longer to travel legally over the road. A convoy that long would be sure to snarl the Chicago rush hour.
yeah, so? How is that different then every other day. Your all mising the point though. the Nickels are being delivered by rail.
