Fun Fermi problem: how many FLOPS equivalent have humans ever computed?
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@michael_nielsen I was just working on whether or not humanity has performed 10^15 calculations (I would say so, if counting simple ones).
@mcnees Most of my computations were multiplications of floats. Let's say 1 such is equiv to 100 "everyday" computations.
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@michael_nielsen Then I think you've probably outpaced humanity. About 10^9 people living ~50 years, ~20 calcs/day, around 10^14 calcs. -
@mcnees Your calc is rather similar to mine, up to a few minor details. (Total ppl ~ 10^11. Many of those only slightly numerate) - 2 more replies
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@michael_nielsen (I'm counting simple mental arithmetic that we consciously perform.)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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