Working Fermi estimation problems on a long drive with @Awbery. There are 10^6 eggs in a truckload… Seems like a lot!
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@Meaningness@Awbery Max truck weight in the US seems to be 80,000 lb, avg. egg ~2 oz. Counting truck, pallet and packing, less than 10^62 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev@Awbery@Jayarava nb also https://twitter.com/Meaningness/status/511176673744916480 … plus, truck length probably actually 7-8 meters, which brings closer 2yr estimate.David Chapman added,
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@St_Rev@Awbery@Jayarava Apparently hens lay 1 egg/day, so if 1ft^3 in torture battery cage and stacked 10 high, need 100x1000′ facility >1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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