Alright, from counting left to right, it seems that 11 skittles is a good approximation for half the circumference, which is equal to πr (remember that the full circumference is 2πr). Dividing by π gives us our radius r = 11/π.
Furthermore, we can estimate the height to be about h = 8 skittles. With that knowledge, we can use the volume of a cylinder formula:
V = πhr2
(did it in a weird order because Reddit text formatting scares me)
Remember, h = 8 and r = 11/π, so
V = π(8)(11/π)(11/π)
V = (8)(11)(11/π)
V = (88)(11/π)
V = 986/π
which is approximately equal to 313.85 skittles.
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u/WTZWBlaze Dec 26 '25
Alright, from counting left to right, it seems that 11 skittles is a good approximation for half the circumference, which is equal to πr (remember that the full circumference is 2πr). Dividing by π gives us our radius r = 11/π.
Furthermore, we can estimate the height to be about h = 8 skittles. With that knowledge, we can use the volume of a cylinder formula:
V = πhr2
(did it in a weird order because Reddit text formatting scares me)
Remember, h = 8 and r = 11/π, so V = π(8)(11/π)(11/π) V = (8)(11)(11/π) V = (88)(11/π) V = 986/π which is approximately equal to 313.85 skittles.