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#1 pigknight Jan 05, 2010 21:51:22	How much Jell-o would it take to fill the White House?
#2 owls_and_more_owls Jan 05, 2010 21:52:02	Depends on what flavor.
#3 pigknight Jan 05, 2010 21:59:56	Let's go with Fruit Punch.
#4 nos13 Jan 05, 2010 22:32:18	Wikipedia says the White House is 55,000 square feet in its six stories, and ChaCha says the WH is about 60'4" to 70' in height. If we were to assume the mean height, about 65.167 feet, then the WH has about 3,584,185 cubic feet of volume. If we were also to assume Jell-O's density to be about that of water (because of it's large percentage of water), then Jell-O's density is near 62.4 pounds per cubic foot. Therefore, one could estimate that it would take about 223,653,144 pounds worth of Jell-O to fill the White House. ~Nos13~
#5 mynameisjake Jan 05, 2010 22:59:50	Don't forget the secret, multi level, underground command center with the nuclear silos. Also the hidden lair of the Greys with attached starship hanger.
#6 pbn Jan 05, 2010 23:27:26	and how many balls would it take to fill the Albert Hall?
#7 nos13 Jan 06, 2010 0:06:05	and how many balls would it take to fill the Albert Hall? Ouch, that would be a harder question. Assuming you're using the same-size ball, you won't fill up a volume; there will still be a small amount. So, then, we're dealing with a variable volume, depending on the size of the ball. But even regarding that, it could still be up in the air. Sorry, my mathematical limit does not benefit you in this instance, PBN. ~Nos13~
#8 zahkaryii Jan 06, 2010 13:04:39	I love soup!
#9 idhriniel Jan 08, 2010 15:26:25	and how many balls would it take to fill the Albert Hall? What kind? If they're those balls, then I don't think there would be enough to fill the WH. Uh-huh.
#10 s-marrow Jan 09, 2010 10:31:15	and how many balls would it take to fill the Albert Hall? What kind? If they're those balls, then I don't think there would be enough to fill the WH. Uh-huh. To offer you your answer. A (generous) estimation of the volume for the Albert Hall comes around 920,000,000 cubic cm. If we are talking about the Albert Hall, we can make the assumption that we are using *ahem* European materials in this problem. The volume for each separate unit has been calculated at 18 cubic centimeters (or so Wikipedia provides). Now, because the ball in question is composed of a material of adjustable shape, it becomes possible to completely fill the proposed area. So using simple division, the number of balls needed comes to 5,181,600. The White House, going by previous estimates in this thread, would require about 6,069,219 to be filled. The male population of the state of Virginia would probably be sufficient to obtain the necessary supplies for this operation. So, yes. There are enough of those to fill the White House. Please enjoy the rest of your day with your minds now put at ease.
#11 death_isthe_begining Jan 09, 2010 11:09:11	That is unsetling how quickly you just you just castrated so many(even hypothetically). So I can only say
#12 pbn Jan 09, 2010 11:11:13	thanks for the answer - but in my senility - I asked the wrong question. It should be "how many holes does it take to fill the Albert Hall"
#13 toastedamphibian Jan 10, 2010 19:12:05	Quick, whats the surface area of Albert Hall! Edit: it is 83ft wide and 135ft tall. 11205 1ft x 1ft x 238ft holes should be able to fill it with holes, with some holes segments to spare.
#14 pbn Jan 11, 2010 4:45:07	You are way overestimating, I think. There are two maybe three acceptable answers (depending on the viewpoint).  If I were to say the answer was 4,000, would it make more sense? (the other acceptable answers would be 5,222 or 5,722, depending)