Numbers too big to imagine

Deane poses a question about fantastic numbers of everyday items, and a short quiz follows SUBSCRIBE NOW

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[julianbo]

I know you get comments like this all the time, but seriously, your show is awesome!

[HazeAnderson]

Big numbers ... getting ready to celebrate 125K subs? 😏

[psibarpsi]

Your show is great! Your have inspired some great people; Derek Muller, for instance.

[RoyArrowood]

I wonder how accurate Robs prediction becomes if you only consider the clearly visible hairs like the ones on your head but don't count the little fuzz on the ear lobe for example

[jaymo]

Same as it ever was same as it ever was

[contrarian]

The "wooden house" is an obvious 1980s greenscreen

[rommiemex]

I like the quiz at the end. I don't think I've ever heard of someone nailing their colours to the wall

[babasemka]

Want a big number? 52 factorial or the number of combinations you can make out of a standard 52 cards deck. I know it is not as big as Googol, but still. You probably never thought about how big exactly 52 factorial can be. Vsauce kinda tried to explain it so you might want to check that out.

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How many hairs are in a square millimeter? How many square millimeters of the head contain hair?

[campos]

The Bible says God knows every hair on our heads, and the number of stars is as vast as the grains of sand on the beach. Numbers are infinite our minds cannot fathom what is out there, at least not yet.