actually, the idea to mail pennies came from the Billion Pennies Question. In order to accomplish some of the ideas brought on with the billion pennies, we would need a billion pennies in the first place. So people could mail their pennies into this project. Thereby ridding the world of pennies for a great cause.
Here are some questions: Do you want to know how many can be mailed using just one first class stamp? Would you accept an answer based on the average weight of a penny? [since coins in the same denomination can vary in weight”>
yes. one first class stamp. Currently 37 cents. Also… here’s a hint. Pennies weighed different before 1982. I will accept answers for the weight of pennies before 1982 and after (thereby having two different winners)
Should I show my work? Heh heh Pennies post ’82 weight approx. 1/10 of an ounce. A first class stamp will carry a one ounce letter for 37 cents. 10 pennies make 1 ounce. The answer is 10 pennies.
Please don’t mail 10 pennies to me. On second thought, go ahead … someone will prolly steal them anyway, or they will get jammed in the sorting machines ;o)
I might play, but I don’t want any pennies. I’m on the committe to ban the penny.
actually, the idea to mail pennies came from the Billion Pennies Question. In order to accomplish some of the ideas brought on with the billion pennies, we would need a billion pennies in the first place. So people could mail their pennies into this project. Thereby ridding the world of pennies for a great cause.
Here are some questions: Do you want to know how many can be mailed using just one first class stamp? Would you accept an answer based on the average weight of a penny? [since coins in the same denomination can vary in weight”>
yes. one first class stamp. Currently 37 cents. Also… here’s a hint. Pennies weighed different before 1982. I will accept answers for the weight of pennies before 1982 and after (thereby having two different winners)
Should I show my work? Heh heh Pennies post ’82 weight approx. 1/10 of an ounce. A first class stamp will carry a one ounce letter for 37 cents. 10 pennies make 1 ounce. The answer is 10 pennies.
Please don’t mail 10 pennies to me. On second thought, go ahead … someone will prolly steal them anyway, or they will get jammed in the sorting machines ;o)
Ding Ding Ding. I will accept 10 pennies as correct. I have slightly different numbers. But I have also seen that 1/10th of an ounce elsewhere.
Anyone care to guess for pre-1982?
i collect pennies
Hooray! Thank you!! Moose, you should have enough pre-1982 pennies to correctly guess. Do you collect pennies to keep them out of the system?