Ballpark — October 31, 2026

Answers to that day's 5 daily estimation questions.

Words in a feature film screenplay

20,000 words

Typically 100-120 pages at 1 minute per page.

People who attend Burning Man annually

80,000 people

Limited by federal land management permits.

Dreams a human has in a single year

2,000 dreams

Average of 4 to 6 per night.

Bees in a healthy summer hive

50,000 bees

Population peaks in mid-summer.

Islands in the Stockholm archipelago

30,000 islands

Includes everything from large inhabited islands to small rocks.