How many styrofoam cups would fill a barrel?
It takes 26 styrofoam cups to fill a barrel. Piled up, they form a heap 26 in (66.1 cm) wide and 6.92 in (17.6 cm) tall, which is about the size of a 5-gallon bucket.
To fill a barrel
about 26 styrofoam cups
20 liters of space
about the size of a 5-gallon bucket
- One styrofoam cup
- 3.54 in (9 cm) long
- Height
- 4.33 in (11 cm)
- Each weighs
- 0.141 oz (4 g)
- Together they weigh
- 3.67 oz (104 g)
- One barrel weighs
- 44.1 lb (20 kg)
- Heap width
- 26 in (66.1 cm)
- Heap height
- 6.92 in (17.6 cm)
- Fills about
- 5.3 gal (20.1 L)
Size and weight estimated by AI from typical values. Sizes and weights are typical for an adult or standard styrofoam cup; real ones vary.
Questions people ask
- How much do these cups weigh?
- One styrofoam cup weighs 0.141 oz (4 g), so all together they weigh 3.67 oz (104 g).
- What are the dimensions of a single cup?
- Each styrofoam cup is about 3.54 in (9 cm) long and 4.33 in (11 cm) tall.
- How much space do they actually occupy?
- These cups fill about 5.3 gal (20.1 L), which is the space of one barrel.