Krispy Kreme

[DUD]

In about 22 seconds They say that they can make enough donuts to equal the height of the Empire State Building.

How many donuts would that be? On the History Channel they didn't say, and I don't have a clue. Bill

[LCHIEN]

In about 22 seconds They say that they can make enough donuts to equal the height of the Empire State Building.

How many donuts would that be? On the History Channel they didn't say, and I don't have a clue. Bill

The empire state building is 1250 feet tall.
A donut is approx 1.25" in my humble estimation. If this was a serious project I'd go buy 100 donuts and take an average measurement (just before eating them so I didn't accidentally measure one twice).

So the empire state building is 12000 donuts high.

Actually the KK presskit on their website has a fun facts page, says that they make enough dounts to equal the empire state building height in 22 seconds as you quoted, another fact says they make 7.5 million donuts a day and 2.7 billion (a US Billion apparently) per year (that does work out correctly into about 360 days).

However, that works out to only 87 donuts per second which means that in 22 seconds they will only make 1910 donuts. Seriously short of an empire state building if the dounts are 1.25" thick.

Now I've eaten a few and I know the donuts are not 8" thick so even end-to-end instead of stacking is not going to work.

So their facts don't line up. Assuming the 7.5million per day is correct, it will take 139 seconds to make that stack of 12000, not 22 seconds.

Loring
Website fact checker.

http://www.krispykreme.com/presskit.pdf

[WayneJ]

You would have to figure the compression factor of the donuts when you stack them. The ones on the bottom would keep blowing out and you might never get to the top.
Maybe we should get Thom2 in on this, being he is our research ass.
Wayne

[Turaj]

... and you might never get to the top.

especially if you keep eating them

[DonHo]

"Actually the KK presskit on their website has a fun facts page, says that they make enough dounts to equal the empire state building height in 22 seconds as you quoted, another fact says they make 7.5 million donuts a day and 2.7 billion (a US Billion apparently) per year (that does work out correctly into about 360 days).

However, that works out to only 87 donuts per second which means that in 22 seconds they will only make 1910 donuts. Seriously short of an empire state building if the dounts are 1.25" thick.

Now I've eaten a few and I know the donuts are not 8" thick so even end-to-end instead of stacking is not going to work."


I'd guess they don't run at full capicity 24hrs a day. Maybe they have the ability to produce enough donuts to equal the empire state building in 22 seconds when they are running at top capicity but figuring in the slow times they only produce 2.7 billion in a year. In any case I'd be willing to help them up their count if they'd put a store in Shawnee

DonHo

[Pappy]

Loring, you have way too much time on your hands!

[DUD]

Don I put this one up just for Loring. I knew He would get it straight. Bill

[WayneJ]

Don I put this one up just for Loring. I knew He would get it straight. Bill

This is what I love about this forum

[Bruce Cohen]

Quick everyone,

Duck and Cover, Loring's at it again .

I wonder if we asked Loring what time it is, will he tell us how to build a clock


Bruce

[just4funsies]

Have you considered that the typical donut at sea level might be a different size than a similar donut at, say, 5000 ft. altitude? Have you taken into account the additional variables that might exist at different humidities? Because it's the Empire State Building, are we talking New York standard donuts, or the national average? Fresh donuts, or stale? If they are actually stacked, the ones on the bottom would undoubtedly be crushed by the weight, and add very little to the overall height. Unless they are indeed stale, in which case you couldn't crush them with a hydraulic press. How much extra height is added if they are glazed?

I think I sprained my brain... I need a drink...

[LCHIEN]

I wonder if we asked Loring what time it is, will he tell us how to build a clock


Bruce

now that you ask.....


But seriously, I do have a problem with people throwing out facts and figures meant to impress, Other people go wow, I didn't know that, that's amazing, and I go, wait a minute, that's not physically possible or its inconsistent with the other facts you gave...

As an engineer, its my job to check using engineering, math, and facts and figures to see what is possible and what is not before we actually waste time building something. Or buy something that the manufacturers (or politicians) claim will work. We are bombarded with bad facts, in my opinion. Enough of that....

[LCHIEN]

Have you considered that the typical donut at sea level might be a different size than a similar donut at, say, 5000 ft. altitude?

Whoa, we're only talking about going up to 1250 feet.

[Ken Massingale]

Reminds me of when I was receiving their calendars. I really miss them!

[bigfoot15]

Only in America

Reminds me of when I was receiving their calendars. I really miss them!

Gross. Only in America. No Offence

Seriously, though, only in America.
ANOTHER THING WE DON'T GET UP HERE.@$#%@#$%

I mean the KK doughnuts (we even spell it different) not the calendar.

Oh well we have Tim Hortons and you don't.....wait a minute, you have Tims now too since Wendy's bought them.
@#(^*#($^)(#$)^

[germdoc]

Our Krispy Kreme closed recently--victim of poor corporate management. I'm still in mourning, but surprisingly I've lost 5#.