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Penny Pyramid: World Record Attempt
289,318 Pennies to Help Bring Awareness to
Colorectal Cancer Screening
289,318 Pennies to Help Bring Awareness to
Colorectal Cancer Screening
| The Penny Pyramid Project will be holding its first annual Penny Pyramid Collection Drive during the month of February 1st thru February 16th, and we want you and your school to be a part of it. The Project, as part of its child philanthropy mission will be holding Penny Pyramid Collection drives at a school near you! Click here for more information on how your school can become a part of the 1 Billion Penny Challenge! The project also needs help in building the Penny Pyramid replicas that will be toured from school to school. You can also make a donation in support of this very important need. |
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| What does 1 million, 10 million , 1 Billion pennies look like! We are about to find out! In the meantime the MegaPenny Project offers a glimpse at the challenge we are about to undertake! |
| friends and neighbors and then build!, build! friends and neighbors and then build!, build! build! How big a pyramid is only limited by the amount you can gather. amount you can gather. "Collect, Build, Donate" Hall of Fame Want to make it into our Hall of Fame? , You'll first need to build a pyramid of more than 5,000 pennies! Use our classic pyramid equation found on this page in order to see how wide you have to go. (Oh yeah, take a picture and make sure you are in it!, then e-mail it to us.) Help us Keep the Current Record Growing:
So, send us your photos, stories, and pennies, we're in the process of developing a page just for you and your friends to show off your work! |
Are you a Penny hoarder?
We have all suffered from this affliction at one point or another. The
subconscious act of simply dumping one pennies into a jar or other black hole
type containers! In this site you will find economic reasons, constructive fun,
and charitable options in ridding this uncontrollable urge. The "Penny Pyramid
Project" is also here to promote and educate that the penny continues to be a
very important denomination and that there are ways to responsibly Collect,
Build, and Donate this commonly hoarded coin.
Colorectal Cancer and the Penny Pyramid Project.
Colorectal Cancer is the #2 cancer killer of men and women in the U.S. There are
approximately 145,000 new cases of colon cancer and 56,000 deaths in the US
alone each year. Just one simple screening can help prevent a lifetime of pain
and suffering.
It is one of the projects goal to build momentum and awareness on new
technologies such as capsule endoscopy (PillcamTM), and all other types of
screening and testing that can catch this disease at a very treatable stage. Our
vision of "Collect, Build, Donate" through penny collection drives will help pave
the way in getting this word out. This is just one way we will be putting our
smallest denomination to work!
Along with the Penny Pyramid World record attempt, there will be other fun and
interactive events that you can share in,... stay tuned!
Marcelo Bezos, Founder
Penny Pyramid Project
Colorectal Cancer is the #2 cancer killer of men and women in the U.S. There are
approximately 145,000 new cases of colon cancer and 56,000 deaths in the US
alone each year. Just one simple screening can help prevent a lifetime of pain
and suffering.
It is one of the projects goal to build momentum and awareness on new
technologies such as capsule endoscopy (PillcamTM), and all other types of
screening and testing that can catch this disease at a very treatable stage. Our
vision of "Collect, Build, Donate" through penny collection drives will help pave
the way in getting this word out. This is just one way we will be putting our
smallest denomination to work!
Along with the Penny Pyramid World record attempt, there will be other fun and
interactive events that you can share in,... stay tuned!
Marcelo Bezos, Founder
Penny Pyramid Project
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World Record Attempt Completed; April 17 th 2006
World Record Attempt - Main Pyramid plus Column- Specifications
Height = 27.75 inches (Main Pyramid) +13.85 inches
(Column) = 41.6 inches
Width = 30 inches
b = 40 pennies across
SH = 13 pennies
Column Configuration- Hexagonal base 7 pennies
Height = 13.85 inches
SH = 6 pennies
Number of Floors = 40
Total Penny Count = 1680
Classic Pyramid Equation
Pennies in Pyramid =((1/3)*b³ + (1/2)*b² + (1/6)*b)*
(SH)
Bezos Penny Pyramid Equation, 1982
where, b = number of pennies laid across on one
side of a square
based pyramid
SH = Stack Height , (number of pennies in each
stack)
| 289,318 pennies, |
World Record Attempt - Main Pyramid plus Column
Height = 27.75 inches (Main Pyramid) +13.85 inches
(Column) = 41.6 inches
Width = 30 inches
b = 40 pennies across
SH = 13 pennies
Column Configuration- Hexagonal base 7 pennies
Height = 13.85 inches
SH = 6 pennies
Number of Floors = 40
Total Penny Count = 1680
Classic Pyramid Equation
Pennies in Pyramid =((1/3)*b³ + (1/2)*b² + (1/6)*b)*
(SH)
Bezos Penny Pyramid Equation, 1982
where, b = number of pennies laid across on one
side of a square
based pyramid
SH = Stack Height , (number of pennies in each
stack)