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2015 Cord Guess Challenge!

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by Greg, Apr 11, 2015.

  1. ansehnlich1

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    No matter how ya look at it, whoever wins this contest.......those fella's weren't playin' around :axe:
     
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  2. Greg

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    Had the results in another post, so copying it here to make sure everyone saw it.

    Best,

    Greg


    So here is my very best guess on the results:

    The lean two is 32 feet long, 8 feet wide, and was stacked to average 7.5 feet high inside it:

    1920 cubic feet - 8 cubic feet for stacking around poles and lights = 1912 cubic feet

    1912 cubic feet
    13 cubic feet (in 13 bags of kindling)
    14.43 cubic feet (in wood ring for inside fires)
    89.60 cubic feet (in leftover odds and ends pile using similar ratio of original pile and how it broke down once c/s/s into cordage)

    2029.03 cubic feet divided by 128 cubic feet

    Equals 15.851 cords in my very best estimate

    Congratulations Gark with a very good guess of 15.85 cords!

    It was a fun project, and I am so thankful for friends, fellowship, safety, and working with wood! Was great to share the journey with you, have a great night. Gark, my people will be in touch with your people!

    Headed to a big dinner!
     
  3. ailanthus

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    Congrats, Gark!
     
  4. My IS heats my home

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    Holy cow, I was only off by 10 cords...:rofl: :lol:
     
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  5. HDRock

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    Congratulations Gark You nailed it :dex:
     
  6. Steven Stern

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    Right on the money. Impressive.
     
  7. Gark

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    Thanks! After much CALculation and DELiberation, thought I should reveal all the complex mathematical formulae used to find the solution. Shown here:
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  8. HDRock

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    :rofl: :lol::thumbs:
     
  9. Oldman47

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    Well done Gark. Whatever your method, it worked.
     
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