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Guess how many candy corns are in this case!
It's the week leading up to Halloween, and Tom's Hardware has teamed up with Corsair to make things extra festive. Obviously, there's nothing spooky about PC hardware (though there have been some unsolved mysteries from troubleshooting), so we're going to play around with candy instead.
The object here is to guess to the best of your ability the number of Halloween candy corns that are inside the Corsair 800D case pictured below. To aid you in your estimates, the dimensions of the case are 24.00" x 9.00" x 24.00", so give it your best shot!

The contest will run starting Monday, October 26, 2009 and will close on Friday, November 6, 2009. The grand prize is as follows:
1. Corsair Obsidian Series 800D Case
2. Corsair HX850 Power Supply
3. Corsair Hydro Series H50 Cooler
4. 128 GB Corsair Extreme Series SSD
There will also be 3 runner up prizes of Corsair 32GB Voyager USB Flash Drives.
The winner is the person who comes closest to the actual number of candy corns in the case maintained by Corsair as pictured above. In the case of if more than one entrant guesses correctly, then a random drawing will determine the winner.
Click here for the contest rules and entry form. Good luck and happy Halloween!
See the filling of the case at YouTube.
Source : Tom's Hardware US
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i'm surpised marcus, no mac hardware in there
no imac or macbook giveaway? really marcus?
If I win I want Marcus to individually count the candy corn!
i would hate to have to be the one to count all those
I hate your US-only contests!
i found marcus!
http://www.myspace.com/464312643
i found marcus!http://www.myspace.com/464312643
haha he's breezy
I pity whoever has to count those.
i found marcus!http://www.myspace.com/464312643
hes got three friends....tom included
and he kind of looks like this:http://beldar.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/06/03/walrus_bucket2.jpg
and i dont mean the guy with the bucket hehe
i found marcus!http://www.myspace.com/464312643
Wow he looks like a happy mac fan
42x1000
i found marcus!http://www.myspace.com/464312643
Damn that was frightening, what's up with that smile Marcus? Cool contest, but almost zero chance of winning. Have to determine the average size of a candy corn, then the space within the case.
I know how many are in there! All but the ones you ate when you filled it up!
I hope the winner doesn't have to dispose of the candy corn in the case. Blech.
ack, US Residents only
How did this turn into hes a mac fan and all... God let it rest....
if that really him.. he does get inspired by justin longman hair abit... lols.. on another note.. hate the fact its US only..
since im not 18 ill guess about 4147
I know how many are in there! All but the ones you ate when you filled it up!
The case is simple. The candy corn is not since not all are of equal size.
My guess is somewhere near 50000. If I win, Marcus has to eat them all. At once.
The case is simple. The candy corn is not since not all are of equal size.My guess is somewhere near 50000. If I win, Marcus has to eat them all. At once.
Either GIGANTIC sugar rush that will keep him up for weeks or diabetic coma...
What the (expletive deleted) is wrong with those attacking the author? It's disgusting and pathetic.
What the (expletive deleted) is wrong with those attacking the author? It's disgusting and pathetic.
It's one way to get famous!
damn US only contests, my guess is 20736!
24x9x24=5184 cubic inches, I am going to say that a candy corn is about .25 cubic inches, so 5184x4=20736
what are the dimensions of said case? I can find how many will fit
what are the dimensions of said case? I can find how many will fit
Dimensions are given in the article. 24"x9"x24"
I said 62,000.
What? It's my lucky number...
hey author,
Why is it only open for US residents? how about you include Canadian residents? =)
i hope i win , i need a case badly.
Are we allowed to know if the case is as-is or did you take out the hdd bays or other internals somehow?
I said 62,000.What? It's my lucky number...
Thats a pretty low number considering how small the candy corn is and how big the case is.
"I hope I ween" ~ Rat race , MR. Bean
But yeah really ,I used math and got more then a mil. xD WAY more then a Mil. Damn tiny Candy corns.