[kailashbadu]

The problem domain may seem a little wacky but the calculation itself is interesting and could be applied to some other 'meaningful' problems.

P.S. - Reminded me of one of those questions they ask at McKinsey when recruiting new analysts. E.g. How many golf balls are in the United States?

[lurker19]

Those used to be called Microsoft interview problems, or Fermi problems. They were fun and cool until they became What Is Wrong With Tech Interviews.

[speleding]

It would be much more meaningful to calculate how many molecules of Caesar's pee are in your morning coffee :-/