Ballpark — May 12, 2026
Answers to that day's 5 daily estimation questions.
Eggs a queen bee lays in one day
2,000 eggs
Necessary to maintain a hive of 50,000.
Floor area of the Pentagon
6.5 sq feet (millions)
Has twice the floor space of the Empire State Building.
Total cars in the world
1.4 billion
The majority are in North America, Europe, and China.
Hours spent waiting for red lights in a lifetime
1,500 hours
Assuming 50 years of driving in urban environments.
Individual pieces in a standard Boeing 747
6.0 million parts
Including everything from engines to tiny rivets.