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Halloween Math: Witches vs Zombies 2
October 16, 2022
Killer Easter Egg Math
March 30, 2022According to The Guinness Book of Records the largest chocolate Easter Egg went on display at Le Acciaierie Shopping Centre, in Cortenuova, Italy, on 2011.
Egg Weight = 7,200 kg = 15,873 lbs
Height = 10 m = 34 ft
Circumference = 19.6 m = 64 ft
The sugar content for easter eggs is: 55-65% by weight
So we will assume the sugar content of the giant egg was in the middle:
60%
The weight of sugar in the giant egg equals:

22 Amazing Numbers for 2022
January 6, 2022
22 Amazing Numbers for 2022 … Answers Q 1 – 5
January 6, 2022Ref: New York Post
REf: Hoop Addict
Ref:Interview on I Catch Killers with Gary Jubelin podcast.
Ref: Healthline

22 Amazing Numbers for 2022 … Answers Q 6 – 10
January 6, 2022
22 Amazing Numbers for 2022 … Answers Q 11 – 16
January 6, 2022
22 Amazing Numbers for 2022 … Answers Q 17 – 22
January 6, 2022
MET GALA MATHs for Middle School
September 16, 2021There is a lot of middle school maths in fashion from design, to fabrication to costing. But it’s much more fun to see some of the maths in the NY MET GALA outfits.
More on the Wedding Train drag maths here.
More on killer heels here.
6. Find suit pattern information here.
Some of these images came from the fab coverage of the MET GALA at Vogue
Do teachers need fashion help? Funny post here

DAY 500 COVID-19 … some curious stats
June 7, 2021Mathspig has tracked the Covid 19 Stats through the Worldometer tracker and calculated the AVERAGE NO. DEATHS per day at the 50, 60, 70, 80, 100 , 200 DAY and the 1 YEAR mark ..
and now at the 500 DAY mark.
Note: Approx 1/3 of deaths around the world are due to accidents, diseases other than Covid, or suicide.

20 Gobsmacklingly AMAZING numbers … Revisited
May 25, 2021… these nos. are amaaaazing but no one could find the answers in the earlier post.
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Click on the POP-UP answers under each question.
1. How many bristles in a toothbrush?
2. What % of Oxygen in the atmosphere comes from forests?
3. How loud was the loudest recorded human scream?
4. How many apples could kill an average-sized adult?
5. How many countries in Africa?
6. What happens when you Google this number, 241543903?
7. How many vertebrae in a giraffe’s neck?
8. What is the highest recorded wind speed?
9. What is the world record high-jump height for a guinea pig?
10. How many times does England fit into Australia?
11. How much did the most expensive dessert ever cost?
14. How many burgers does McDonalds sell a second worldwide?
16. How many times was the most frequently married person in the world, married?
17. Why is Zero Zero Zero like 123?
18. What is the world record for the greatest number of snorts in 10 seconds?
19. How long would it take to grow your hair to your feet?
20. What number causes the greatest loss of money in the world?
LINKS:
1. How many bristles in a toothbrush? HERE
2. What % of Oxygen in the atmosphere comes from forests? HERE
3. 3. How loud was the loudest recorded human scream? GOOGLE IT!
4. How many apples could kill an average-sized adult? HERE
5. 5. How many countries in Africa? GOOGLE IT!
6. What happens when you Google this number: 241543903? HERE
7. How many vertebrae in a giraffe’s neck? HERE
8. What is the highest recorded wind speed? HERE and HERE
9. What is the world record high-jump height for a guinea pig? GOOGLE IT!
10. How many times does England fit into Australia? GOOGLE IT!
11. How much did the most expensive dessert ever cost? GOOGLE AGAIN.
12. Why is 70 a weird number? HERE
13. Why Google Googol? HERE
14. How many burgers does McDonalds sell a second worldwide? HERE
15. If the population of the world spread across the USA , what area would we get each?
GOOGLE THE NUMBERS!
16. How many times was the most frequently married person in the world, married?
GOOGLE HIM.
17. Why is Zero Zero Zero like 123? HERE
18. What is the world record for the greatest number of snorts in 10 seconds? HERE
19. How long would it take to grow your hair to your feet? HERE
20. 20. What number causes the greatest loss of money in the world? HERE