Contest
I became curious about the number of potatoes housed in potato cellars during harvest this year. With the help of my friend Kyoung, I found out the approximate number of potatoes held in an average-sized newer potato cellar. The average newer quonset hut style potato cellar is 301 feet long, 31 feet tall, and 62 feet wide.
So, I'm holding a contest. The person who comes closest to guessing the number of medium-sized potatoes in an averages-sized newer quonset hut style potato cellar wins a 16x20" print of a potato cellar (what else?). This isn't the Price is Right, so it's not the closest guess without going over, it's just the person who guesses closest to the number I've received. To enter just post your guess in the comments box. The contest closes on November 12th at midnight MST.
Potato Cellar Dimensions
The winner will receive a 16x20 print of this image of a potato cellar interior in Arco, ID
So, I'm holding a contest. The person who comes closest to guessing the number of medium-sized potatoes in an averages-sized newer quonset hut style potato cellar wins a 16x20" print of a potato cellar (what else?). This isn't the Price is Right, so it's not the closest guess without going over, it's just the person who guesses closest to the number I've received. To enter just post your guess in the comments box. The contest closes on November 12th at midnight MST.
Potato Cellar Dimensions
The winner will receive a 16x20 print of this image of a potato cellar interior in Arco, ID
posted by Darren at
6:55 AM
32 Comments:
2 million potatoes - Fern Anderson's daughter.
40,000,000 potatoes.
David L'Hoste
975,000 spuds
51,520,000 taters (mesmerized by your photos!)
Shandy's guess: 3,471,132
20,000
fern made jess really use those math classes that she's been paying for- 3,784,498
4,157,639
4,366,908
I hate math. So I guess I will have to view the photo on your blog. It's a great photo by the way!
10 million...yeah, I finally looked at your blog
4,859,592 spuds!
A RACE! How exciting...I hope I win...
I need another Darren Clark Photo to add to my collection
50,000
I was born in Arco. Perhaps this is a cellar where I worked during potato harvest. Who knows.
So, I've done the math again and again, and I keep realizing mistakes. My final answer is 159,949,725.85 potatoes. Shocking!
p.s. Darrin, you can delete the other two answers of mine - they take up a bit of room here.
1 dollar!
Oh wait...you said this 'wasn't' Price is Right.
I have to think about it for a minute.
19,610,181
About 65,000 cwt is my guess
Sorry, scratch that last guess. I had been drinking at lunch with my friends. My real guess is 3.25 million potatoes.
After much thought, prayer and research my guess is 14,000,001 medium potatos!!!! I'm seriously going to cry if I don't win!!!
You steer your friends out to the south 40 as you give the dimensions of the cellar. Us farm boys know that they are not "full" so the number of potatoes is based not only on the size of the cellar, but also on the amount of space not occupied by out little spud friends. I respectfully decline to speculate without more concrete facts.
OK, let's assume the cellar is filled 20' high.
Curtis thinks 8,000,999
"OK, let's assume the cellar is filled 20' high."
In that case, 26,000,000 potatoes.
tater...uh huh...i like fried taters.... uh huh.
yeah, there's 4,049,654 potatoes in the shed... 4,049,654. i'm an excellent driver.
i need to change my answer since you changed a number. the new amount is:1,959,510. i'm still an excellent driver.
22,394,400
Calculating the cellar volume to be approximately 373,240 cubic feet and a potato size of 4 inches by 2.5 inches by 3 inches which yields about 60 potatoes per cubic foot, we get the number above. I hope I win!!!
13,220,467. That is what I have to say and I am sticking by it.
Hi (and you don't know me--I'm Carrie's friend and found your contest from her blog)! I can't say no to a contest that requires no skill! I guess 16,542,000.
30 Million potatoes
15676080
Oh man, nothing like waiting til the last minute... My guess is 24,000,000
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