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    When i was a small lad, if i used too much squash in my glass or put too much jam on my toast, my gran would scold me and say something like "you've got enough there to feed a small army!"

    Ever had anyone say something like that to you? How silly!

    Anyway, i was thinking....

    Just how many people does it take to make a "small Army"?
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    It would probably only take one, fat fleshy person.

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    One of each unit? I give up.

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    Approximately 562 people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bunny View Post
    Approximately 562 people.
    Don't listen to these lies!

    It is exactly 562 people.

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    When they are enough people to finish the jam.

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    Many, many frogs make an army

    (SPOILER)Please tell me you caught the joke in that saying...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Christmas View Post
    When they are enough people to finish the jam.
    Smart, Masmas always solve the mistery.

    I been told that by mum when I was young she used to say it to me when ever I put too much butter on my toast. I love butter.
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    IF this is a literal question here is a literal answer. A perfect platoon in the US Army would be 17 people. Mulitply that by 4 which gives you 68 and add 1 for a commanding officer so 69. I say that is a good enough small army.

    Now on the other hand....those ghosties in pacman are only 4 of them and they seem to be a small army.

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    I get that off my dad for using too much ketchup / jam / butter etc. I also get "You want some dinner with your ketchup".

    Assuming that a small army is akin to a small angle, if we make a small angle approximation, we can get sina = a. This only works for angles of less than 10 degrees, so I'd estimate that a small army is no more than 10 people.

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    What the smurf? Squash in a glass? You must be from Britain.

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    at least two people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dodhungry View Post
    IF this is a literal question here is a literal answer. A perfect platoon in the US Army would be 17 people. Mulitply that by 4 which gives you 68 and add 1 for a commanding officer so 69. I say that is a good enough small army.

    Now on the other hand....those ghosties in pacman are only 4 of them and they seem to be a small army.
    Where exactly are you getting your numbers? Platoons usually consist of thirty or forty soldiers each.

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