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Physics of Clown Cars
Filed under the stuff I never really thought about, until now. LOL'ed all the way thru the article found here:
http://real-us.autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_content_landing_pages/1800/the-physics-of-clown-cars
Seems scientific enough (hee):
An American Standard Clown (ASC) stands five feet eight inches tall and weighs 158 pounds, according to the DOT's Office of Circuses, Zoos, and Carnivals—and possibly Wikipedia. The SAE passenger volume of a 2011 Ford Focus sedan is 93.4 cubic feet, and the trunk accommodates 13.8 cubic feet. Of course, that rises with the removal of the seats and the interior panels, so let's call it 120 cubic feet of Total Clown Space (TCS). Theoretically, about 40 clowns should fit into a Focus.
However, how many clowns go in is a mix of Clown Politics (CP), Clown Size (CS), Clown Flexibility (CF), General Survivability (GS), and the critical Maximum Clown Hilarity (MCH) quotient.
Unfortunately, and contrary to accepted folklore, clowns need to breathe. Discomfort is to be anticipated, but General Sur¬vivability demands some consideration of physiological needs. Moreover, the overriding concern of anyone packing clowns into a car must be that the result is Maximum Clown Hilarity. Not only must the clown car dispense clowns, it must also disgorge props such as expandable luggage, beach balls, and two-person giraffe outfits with spring-loaded necks. These props cut into the space available for clowns.
How many clowns (X) that can be stuffed into any Clown Car (CC) therefore can be expressed in this simple equation:
X= Volume of CC/[(ASC)(CP+CS+GS)]
http://real-us.autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_content_landing_pages/1800/the-physics-of-clown-cars
Seems scientific enough (hee):
An American Standard Clown (ASC) stands five feet eight inches tall and weighs 158 pounds, according to the DOT's Office of Circuses, Zoos, and Carnivals—and possibly Wikipedia. The SAE passenger volume of a 2011 Ford Focus sedan is 93.4 cubic feet, and the trunk accommodates 13.8 cubic feet. Of course, that rises with the removal of the seats and the interior panels, so let's call it 120 cubic feet of Total Clown Space (TCS). Theoretically, about 40 clowns should fit into a Focus.
However, how many clowns go in is a mix of Clown Politics (CP), Clown Size (CS), Clown Flexibility (CF), General Survivability (GS), and the critical Maximum Clown Hilarity (MCH) quotient.
Unfortunately, and contrary to accepted folklore, clowns need to breathe. Discomfort is to be anticipated, but General Sur¬vivability demands some consideration of physiological needs. Moreover, the overriding concern of anyone packing clowns into a car must be that the result is Maximum Clown Hilarity. Not only must the clown car dispense clowns, it must also disgorge props such as expandable luggage, beach balls, and two-person giraffe outfits with spring-loaded necks. These props cut into the space available for clowns.
How many clowns (X) that can be stuffed into any Clown Car (CC) therefore can be expressed in this simple equation:
X= Volume of CC/[(ASC)(CP+CS+GS)]
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