FERMI QUESTIONS
Thanks to Used Math by Clifford Schwartz
-
How many golf balls will fit in a suitcase?
-
How many piano tuners are there in Chicago?
-
How many cells are there in a human body?
-
How many hairs are there on a human head?
-
How many individual frames are needed for a feature length motion
picture?
-
What is the ratio of spacing between gas molecules to molecular
diameter in a gas at standard temperature and pressure?
-
How many seconds are there in a year?
-
If your life earnings were doled out to you by the hour, how
much is your time worth per hour?
-
What is the weight of solid garbage thrown away by American families
each year?
-
How many molecules are in a standard classroom?
Physics Stuff