How many Space Marines in the Jar?

[SotonShades]

Pickling Space Marines is always fun;

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7408/9125862165_230aa47f67_c.jpg
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Ok, so I'm actually stripping them...

Still, the thread title says it all; how many Space Marines do you think are in there? I offer no prizes (besides bragging rights) but would love to see if anyone can get it spot on. Double bragging rights if they can guess the exact number of Terminators and the exact number of Power Armoured marines.

[Wolfshade]

5 Termies 1xTH/SS 4xSB/PF
10 Tactical Marines, HB, the Sarge is the BA sarge with power fist pointing!

[Deadlift]

Twelftie. ;)

Seriously.
I'm going with 18

5 terminators and 13 marines.

[gwensdad]

I'll take a guess and go 10 terminators and 10 power armored.

[Blackmonkey0]

Gah, blue guns and red armour - definitely needs a paint strip.

[Psychosplodge]

25...ish.

[Wolfshade]

Of course if you used cubic close packing you could get more, than your random array of minis..

[SotonShades]

Of course if you used cubic close packing you could get more, than your random array of minis..

Well, the bottom two layers aren't far off CCP, given the less than standard size and shape of the 'atoms' but it gets significantly harder to place subsequent layers. Particularly as the jar gets narrower near the top.

[alshrive]

It is scientific fact that there are eleventeen marines contained within that jar

[Mr Mystery]

One hundred and eleventytwelve.

[Zaonite]

What about face centred cubic? :p

Leaving chemistry aside I'd say there's 10 Terminator Marines and 8 Tactical marines...

[chicop76]

10 terminators, 26 marines = 36 total

Thinking 10 terminator, 20 marines =30 total for guess 2

[Demonus]

42

[Denzark]

Fully laden?

[SotonShades]

IF I ever get finished fighting call centres today, I shall be videoing me taking the Marines out of the jar. Last chance to make guesses then!

[SotonShades]

Counting done, video made, uploading currently and the link shall be imminent.

[Wolfshade]

I can hardly wait

[SotonShades]

http://youtu.be/MEZNc9DB-3w

Well done Psycho, only 2 off!

[Psychosplodge]

I claim that as a Close enough Victory!

[Wolfshade]

How many I can't see videos

[chicop76]

On my second guess I was 3 off and guessed the right amount of terminators;(

[Psychosplodge]

How many I can't see videos

27.

[Wolfshade]

How do you get 27? Squads should be in 5s or 10s. I don't understand the world

[Psychosplodge]

I know, that's why I was two off and it's merely a close enough victory.

[Cpt Codpiece]

fairy power spray is way better than dettol :)

[chicop76]

I know, that's why I was two off and it's merely a close enough victory.

I was 3 off, but guessed the right amount of terminators, so I win.

[Psychosplodge]

So did I, but without breaking it down or having multiple goes :p also I was one nearer, which is better...

[Wolfshade]

Does it count-as-drop-pod?

[guard40k]

He should have put a rino in their. :)