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{{Short description|Website covering various subjects projects}}
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{{Infobox website
| name             = Cockeyed.com
| caption          = Cockeyed.com's main page presents its most recent updates in small thumbnails.
| url              = {{URL|https://cockeyed.com/}}
| commercial       = Yes
| type             = Various
| language         = English
| registration     = No
| owner            = Rob Cockerham
| launch_date      = {{start date and age|1998}}
| current_status   = Active
}}
[[File:Rob Cockerham at ROFLCon II.jpg|thumb|Cockeyed.com proprietor Rob Cockerham at [[ROFLCon]] II in 2010]]
'''Cockeyed.com''' is a [[website]] that covers a variety of subjects, most of which are projects undertaken by the site's creator, Rob Cockerham. Since the creator lives in [[Sacramento, California]], many of his projects take place in notable Sacramento landmarks.

One of the most popular articles is called "How Much is Inside", which has been part of the website since its establishment in 1998. There are more than 40 episodes online.

Other sections are the ''[[Prank]]s'', the educational ''Science Club'' and ''Cockerham's Incredible Creations'', all of which are presented with pictures detailing the steps of the project.

Cockerham has also used the site as a platform to locate and harass people who engage in [[spamming]].

A particular focus of the website is the [[multi-level marketing]] business opportunity from [[Herbalife]]. Rob has dedicated many pages to criticizing its independent distributors' use of signs in public spaces as well as the Herbalife business model.

The website has been featured on ''[[NPR]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1176177 |title='How Much Is Inside?'| first=Melissa | last=Block | work=[[NPR]] | date=February 26, 2003}}</ref> ''[[20/20 (US television series)|20/20]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=2075981&page=1 |title=Got Tape? You Can Steal an Identity |first=Glenn A. | last=Ruppel |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] | date=June 16, 2006}}</ref> and in a segment during the ''[[24 Hours of Foo]]'' event on [[MTV2]].

==How Much is Inside? Adventures==
This largest section of Cockeyed.com contains documentation of projects in which Cockerham and his friends measure the usefulness of products, including:
* How much gold is inside [[Goldschläger]]?
* An estimate to the ratio of various nuts inside [[mixed nuts]]
* Measuring the average length of [[ramen]] noodles
* Counting the distribution of color and phrasing in a bag of [[conversation hearts]]
* Counting how many chips can be dipped in one can of [[Salsa (sauce)|salsa]]
* Other "How Much is Inside?" projects measure the utility of:
*:[[Paper towel]]s, [[Sharpie (marker)|Sharpie]] pens, a [[Christmas tree]], [[bacon bits]], [[Dial Complete]] soap, a [[Pumpkin]], an [[acre]], a [[keg]] of [[beer]], [[spaghetti]], [[popcorn]] bag, [[Vegemite]] spread, a [[Chevrolet Trailblazer (Mid-size SUV)|Chevy Trailblazer]], a [[million]] [[dollar]]s, [[Dust-Off]] can, handrolling [[tobacco]], [[Oreo]] cookies, a pound of ground [[Coffee#Coffee bean types|coffee beans]], [[Coca-Cola]] bottle, [[french fries]], [[ketchup]], [[computer printer|print]] cartridge, [[chewing gum]], [[Containerization|40-foot shipping container]], [[Magic Shell]], [[Battery (electricity)|batteries]], [[Doritos]], [[Cheerios]], [[newspaper]], [[lipstick]], [[Silly String]], "blood", [[aluminum foil]], expanding foam, [[whipped cream]], [[EZ Cheese]], [[toothpaste]] and one fake measurement of [[shaving cream]].

Rather than using [[statistical methods]] to estimate the contents, the group favors measuring the amounts. For example, to figure out how much is inside of a keg, they (and an invited group of "fellow scientists") poured and consumed 141 individual cups of beer. Another way to determine the amount would have been to simply calculate the volume of the keg and divide by the volume of each cup.

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://cockeyed.com/}}

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