If all the iphones in the world were combined
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Act One
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May 21, 2013
What is that? and How big is it? (knowing the object: How many iphones are there?)
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If we put all the iphones ever sold all together, how big of a screen could we make?
Act Two
- Teacher noteThe eye-glazing calculations are laid out below for those who appreciate the dirty work but, skipping ahead, the Kubrick-inspired monophone would stretch 5,059 feet into the sky and have a base measuring 2,846 feet across (Central Park is 2,640 feet wide).
- LinkAll the information (and the answer) along with several different calculations are here at the "Stupid Calculations" blog
- ImageAlternate picture showing it in central park- Monphone Sky View
Sequel
- Teacher noteProject about unit conversions. This could be a great hook for a project about unit conversions. The article itself has several different comparisons (this is like all four sides of 14 World Trade Centers, etc.)
I've seen a project (at High Tech High Media Arts in San Diego) where students had to figure out some conservation/recycling large number and then come up with some way of making a compelling comparison to communicate how many styrofoam cups a coffee shop goes through in a day, or how many grocery bags are thrown away in their city each week, or...
Number sense and communicating with math
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If the sun is positioned behind the monolith at a 30-degree angle of elevation, how much land is in its shadow?
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How big (tall, wide, volume, floors, people) is the black structure?
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Is the entire image computer generated, or does it just look like that, or is it just the black part?
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