I am conducting a new experiment over the weekend and would love some help.

It has often being said that he entire population of the World could stand side-by-side comfortably (well slightly comfortably) on the Isle of Wight.

According to my calculations - scaling down the process- if this is true, the total population of Sheffield could happily gather in a bog-standard yellow grit-bin.

I suspect the lid might not actually shut properly, you understand, but we should all get in nontheless.

I need to find the most convenient grit-bin to gather at before our mass entry and need to know the exact population of Sheffield.

Tuesday would be best for me, but Fridays betwen 7 an 8pm would be fine.

I can provide tea and sandwiches.

Fantastic! :lol:

It just happens that there's one right at the end of my road, and what's more, it's right next to the tram stop, allowing easy travel for the other participants you see ;)

:loopy: :P

Originally posted by Sam Miguel
I am conducting a new experiment over the weekend and would love some help.

It has often being said that he entire population of the World could stand side-by-side comfortably (well slightly comfortably) on the Isle of Wight.

According to my calculations - scaling down the process- if this is true, the total population of Sheffield could happily gather in a bog-standard yellow grit-bin.

I suspect the lid might not actually shut properly, you understand, but we should all get in nontheless.

I need to find the most convenient grit-bin to gather at before our mass entry and need to know the exact population of Sheffield.

Tuesday would be best for me, but Fridays betwen 7 an 8pm would be fine.

I can provide tea and sandwiches.

I am not getting in a yellow grit bin with people who don't have a bath and stink to high heaven, besides I might be interfered with by a beautifull young lady and I am a virgin!!!:banana: :banana:

I will organise showers, sock-changes and toothpaste for evertyone. It's all being handled. Don't worry.

You'll need 2 bins though SM.

Those to the 'Left', and those to the 'Right'.

Anyhow, how come you're not out there looking for a job? Prof Steven Hawking needs an assistant.:thumbsup:

Right. Two grit bins. But we need to find a location where two of the aforesaid pieces of street-furniture are near enough to communicate audibly - I don't want one grit-bin dwelling stuffed to the eyeballs with tuna sandwiches and the other lot near to starving.

I'll have drive round today and work things out.

BTW: does everyone like tea, or is coffee better?

Get in the Olive Grove council yard - there's more than a few in there :)

Originally posted by Sam Miguel
BTW: does everyone like tea, or is coffee better?

Coffee may skew your results - if you make it too strong people will be bouncing around too much and take up more space than usual!

Yes, the Olive Grove council yards look perfect for our purpose. I am going to conact their leader to see it can be arranged.

Does anyone know the Lord Mayor's phone number?

If he says it's OK, the study goes ahead as planned.

I'll get back to everyone as soon as I know something.

No coffee, you're right. Tea would be best.

Originally posted by Sam Miguel
Yes, the Olive Grove council yards look perfect for our purpose. I am going to conact their leader to see it can be arranged.

Does anyone know the Lord Mayor's phone number?

If he says it's OK, the study goes ahead as planned.

I'll get back to everyone as soon as I know something.

No coffee, you're right. Tea would be best.

Her name's Diane Leek and you can try contacting her here:

Contact The Lord Mayor on-line (http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/sys_upl/templates/PT_Councillor/feedback_form.asp?councillorID=88&tid=69&wardID=6&PartyID=&Keyword=&pgid=921)

Her phone numbers are: (h) 0114 281 7811 (b) 0114 273 4025

Thanks for that, Max. I have sent the following e mail to her.

Dear Ms Leek:

I am a member of the Sheffield Forum and am conducting an experiment and require your help if at all possible.

It has often been said that the entire population of the world could fit onto the Isle of Wight.

I aim to prove this theory by scaling it down and attempting to fit the entire population of Sheffield in two council grit-bins.

I therefore request your kind permission to loan two of the aforemntioned rescepticals for the duration of the experiment next Tuesday.

I look forward to your reply

Thank you kindly

Sam Miguel

There was a novel written in the 70s called 'Stand on Zanzibar' - John Brunner, I think....so the populous of the world were supposed to be able to be packed on Zanzibar then.

As for two yellow grit bins, can I propose the mathematical solution?

Assume that a standard human being is sperical and of negligible volume....;-)

I have had some wonderful interest over this. This study could change the way the world thinks... well around Heeley at least.

Zanzibar is for the future, lets get those bins organised and do our stuff here first!

A worrying problem is how to get the entire population of Sheffield to Zanzibar. I can pay for me and my family, but Jim down our road will certainly have to fund himself.

Unless I can sort it.

Replace real people with ACTION MEN.

Assuming the scale to be about 1/6th, that makes 216 action men to one human (by volume).

That makes 36 action men taking up the same lateral area as each human, so therefore 500,000 action men (representing approx pop of Sheff) will take up 1/36th of human requirements.

Therefore SM, problem solved. You don't need gritbins, you only need 500,000 action men and a shoebox (size 7).

Hope I have managed to assist you in some small way.:thumbsup: :loopy:

But do they actually have shoe boxes in Zanzibar?

I am so confused at the moment.

I'll phone their president up!

You know his mobile number?

Sorry SM, don't think he has a mobile.

His tom-tom beat is bang bang.....bang bang.......thump........tap tap tap.

Hope this helps:thumbsup: