Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2022
DOI
10.1119/10.0009705
Publication Title
The Physics Teacher
Volume
60
Issue
3
Pages
A228
Abstract
Answers the questions:
Question 1: Ketchup packets
How many ketchup packets are used in America every year?
Question 2: Dog hair
How much dog hair is shed (and subsequently vacuumed) in the U.S. each year?
Rights
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This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. This article appeared in Weinstein, L. (2022). Solutions for Fermi Questions, March 2022 [Question/ Answer]. Physics Teacher, 60(3), A228-A228, and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0009705.Original Publication Citation
Weinstein, L. (2022). Solutions for Fermi Questions, March 2022. Physics Teacher, 60(3), A228-A228. https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0009705
ORCID
0000-0001-5416-2900 (Weinstein)
Repository Citation
Weinstein, Larry, "Solutions for Fermi Questions, March 2022" (2022). Physics Faculty Publications. 1035.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/physics_fac_pubs/1035