Box measurements and weights

dragonflyy · 22 Mar 2011 at 11:13

I have said there is no way that all the stuff from the boxes below could fit into one box 22 x 14 x 30in

1 box 23.10 x 16.5 x 12in 21kg
2 box 23 x 15.5 x 14in 12kg <<< All three jam packed with stuff
3 box 23 x 15.5 x 14in 12kg

My mate said he has done it, and has weighed said box which works out to be the same weight as all the three above put together... Me thinks he's talking rubbish, but he's sworn he is telling the truth... Am I a victim of the wind up here????

Zid_ · 22 Mar 2011 at 11:15

Draw a picture with the same dimensions. Does it look like it works?

WillyNelson · 22 Mar 2011 at 11:31

Boxes 2 & 3 are identical & the only way they'd fit into the big box is with their 23" side aligned with the 30" of the larger box. The next largest dimension of the bigger box is 22" which is less than the two smallest dimensions of box 2 & 3, so box 2 & 3 cannot both be in the larger box at the same time. His pants are on fire.

Spleenus · 22 Mar 2011 at 11:33

I would say no, the volume of the first box is 9240 cubic inches.

The combined volume of box 1, 2 and 3 is 14,555.8 cubic inches.