Ballpark — July 29, 2026

Answers to that day's 5 daily estimation questions.

Hours to complete a 100% run of "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild"

190 hours

Including all Korok seeds and side quests.

About how thick is a single sheet of printer paper?

~0.1 mm

A sheet of paper is around a tenth of a millimeter thick.

About how many cents does a gallon of tap water cost (typical US city)?

~0.5 cent

Tap water is extremely cheap—fractions of a cent per gallon in many places.

About how many calories are in a Big Mac?

~580 calories

Many fast-food burgers land in the 500–700 calorie range.

Letters in the Hawaiian alphabet

13 letters

It contains 5 vowels and 8 consonants.