NYU physicists show way to count sweets in a jar -- from inside the jar
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 - 12:49
in Physics & Chemistry
How many sweets fit into a jar? This question depends on the shapes and sizes of the sweets, the size of the jar, and how it is filled. Surprisingly, this ancient question remains unanswered because of the complex geometry of the packing of the sweets.