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by acenes 1806 days ago
Sorry, but "back of the napkin" calculations are quick order-of-magnitude type estimates based on reasonable guesses or first principles, not by looking up numbers on the web (napkin not big enough to write out URLs; maybe use envelope)
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Are you really trying to gatekeep "back of the napkin?"
How is it gatekeeping? We don't call estimates sourced with references "back of the napkin" calculations because they aren't.
It was a small handful of quickly searchable numbers, not an in-depth review of sources and data.