Ballpark — February 24, 2026
Answers to that day's 5 daily estimation questions.
Age of the oldest living tree (Methuselah)
4,850 years
A Great Basin bristlecone pine in California.
About how many megabits per second is a typical home internet download speed?
~300 Mbps
Home internet speeds often range from tens to hundreds of Mbps.
How many tablespoons are in one US cup?
16 tbsp
A cup is 16 tablespoons in US cooking measurements.
Minutes it takes light to reach Earth from the Sun
~8 minutes
Light takes about 8 minutes, 20 seconds on average.
Percentage of calories from fat in an avocado
~77%
One of the few high-fat plant foods.