I was watching Wheel of Fortune the other night (big money!) and saw this public service announcement from Vanna White:
And thus, a Fermi problem was born.
Let's assume you eat all of your meals after they were freshly prepared in an iron skillet (hello, scrambled eggs!!!). Each meal, you would eat a little bit of your skillet. How long will it take before you've consumed your entire skillet and you'll have to trudge down to the store to buy a new one? (More scrambled eggs, yay!)
Years? Centuries? Eons? Go, Fermi, go! Check back Monday for our answer.
And thus, a Fermi problem was born.
Let's assume you eat all of your meals after they were freshly prepared in an iron skillet (hello, scrambled eggs!!!). Each meal, you would eat a little bit of your skillet. How long will it take before you've consumed your entire skillet and you'll have to trudge down to the store to buy a new one? (More scrambled eggs, yay!)
Years? Centuries? Eons? Go, Fermi, go! Check back Monday for our answer.
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