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E: 24/02 (9am) Win a Skoda Yeti

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  • sax11
    sax11 Posts: 3,250 Forumite
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    height of the car is 1671 mm /25.4 = 65.78 inches (nearly 5ft 5) it looks like the car is 3 blocks high looks like each block is roughly 22 inches high,
  • jmilli2
    jmilli2 Posts: 581 Forumite
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    Some more angles:

    http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/Search/Search.aspx?EventId=469656121&EditorialProduct=News
  • sax11
    sax11 Posts: 3,250 Forumite
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    That ice doesn't look very thick above the lighting rig - the frame inside is quite big
  • woodie49
    woodie49 Posts: 212 Forumite
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    edited 19 February 2014 at 11:35AM
    simple maths is water is heaver than ice so take that in to account when your trying to work out total weight bearing in mind if you freeze a block of ice larger then the car you then have to remove some of the ice for the car to fit inside so start with weight of car then add weight of what you think ice weighs.
    Also if you have a large tank of water before freezing when car is added the water will be displaced as the weight of the car settles,
    hope this helps you
  • sax11
    sax11 Posts: 3,250 Forumite
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    just some quick measurements

    1 cubic foot of ice weights 26.9 Kg
    1 square ft of 1 inch thick ice weighs 2.16Kg

    That's me done for the day
  • The_3rd_Zebu
    The_3rd_Zebu Posts: 760 Forumite
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    woodie49 wrote: »
    Also if you have a large tank of water before freezing when car is added the water will be displaced as the weight of the car settles,
    hope this helps you


    I hope they didn't immerse the car water.


    It wouldn't be worth winning if it was.
  • sax11
    sax11 Posts: 3,250 Forumite
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    roughly there is a metre either side of the car so ive gone for about 80sq ft on the sides at an inch thickness (cant be too thick or you wouldnt see so well through it)
  • The_3rd_Zebu
    The_3rd_Zebu Posts: 760 Forumite
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    I reckon those blocks are 25 cm thick.

    I've just had a look at a few of ice supplier websites:
    http://www.theicecolondon.com/ice-products/ice-blocks/


    http://www.eskimo-ice.co.uk/BlockIce/




    http://www.icework.co.uk/Ice_Blocks





  • Comping_Rich
    Comping_Rich Posts: 26,549 Forumite
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    Not sure if this would help, http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/05/process_icehotel/ when they build the ice hotel each block weighs 2.2 tons

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  • marvin
    marvin Posts: 2,186 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Ok I went for 80 blocks each weighing 120kg or 9600kg + the car pure guess work you never know :)
    I started with nothing and I am proud to say I still have most of it left.
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