I was wondering whether the 1.000.000 Jelly Beans is a realistic option as a prize for Sebastian Vettel winning the Overtaking Award. So here goes my calculation:
1 Jelly Bean weighs roughly 1,1 grams (Source)
Which means that 1.000.000 Jelly Beans weigh roughly 1.100.000 grams = 1.100,11 kg
The cheapest Jelly Beans I found with a quick search cost 5,25 GBP/kg or 6,19 EUR/kg.
Taking that number for our calculation means that we can get
1.000.000 Jelly Beans for 5.780,25 GBP/6.815,19 EUR
(1.101 kg x 5,25 GBP/kg just to make sure he gets at least 1 Million Jelly Beans).
I feel like, in the scale of Formula 1, ~6.000 GBP/7.000 EUR is a perfectly rational amount of money spent for one of the most prestigious awards this season.
I hereby petition to the FIA that Sebastian Vettel receives his well deserved award of 1 Million Jelly Beans.
EDIT:
Because the question came up a few times now I have also calculated the amount of space needed in Sebs living room for 1.000.000 Jelly Beans. (copy&paste from my answer in the comments)
Assuming that one Jelly Bean is 2 cm long and about 1,5 cm in diameter and has roughly the shape of a cylinder, 1 Jelly Bean has a volume of ~3,53 cmΒ³. 3,53 cmΒ³ x 1.000.000 Jelly Beans = 3.534.291,74 cmΒ³
3.534.291,74 cmΒ³ / 1.000 = 3.534,29 litre
Meaning to store 1.000.000 Jelly Beans we need 4x 1.000 litre tanks (example). One tank is 1,2 m x 1 m x 1,16 m and even has a dispenser for the Jelly Beans!
DISCLAIMER: I haven't really done any math for a few years now.
See link for pictures of the jar of jelly beans as well as the survey questions: https://forms.gle/Cu6xcyyAuZAvfM2a9
Please don't guess in the thread--only on the survey form.
Thanks!
Update: I got way more responses than I anticipated, so thank you to everyone who participated! I closed the survey down and will report some results as soon as I'm able to analyze the data.
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