how many grains of sand do u think are on all the beaches in the world?
anonymous
2008-08-13 07:21:27 UTC
how many grains of sand do u think are on all the beaches in the world?
29 answers:
njdevil
2008-08-13 07:54:23 UTC
a number too large to even comprehend in scientific notation....incalcuable by any machine known to man as of yet
AndrewG
2008-08-14 04:24:40 UTC
1mm is much too large an average for the grainsize of beach sand. It is closer to 0.1mm, mnaking the average grain volume 0.001 cu mm. With a packing geometry of about 60%, this would increase the number to about 10^20. I think that is a fair estimate.
Of course, there are a lot more grains of sand on the continental shelves and in the deserts than there are on the beaches, and I once calculated the total grains of sand in the world as being about 10^24.
anonymous
2008-08-13 14:31:16 UTC
you could start by trying to guess how many are in a spoonful. Use a magnifying glass to try and count the grains in a small section then count how many sections fit into the spoon. Multiply the 2 numbers to get an estimate. Mathematicians at the university of hawaii used this method and came up with the best guess as being seven quintillion, five quadrillian grains of sand on all the beaches in the world.
Elizabeth H
2008-08-13 15:49:19 UTC
A. U. of Hawaii study figures around 7 quintillion grains of sand in the world's beaches.
anonymous
2008-08-13 14:24:39 UTC
12
anonymous
2008-08-13 15:42:49 UTC
No clear answer. The geologic process is always turning the sand into rock and rock into more sand. It would be like counting drops in a waterfall.
♥♥♥♥♥
2008-08-13 14:51:04 UTC
Their must be trillions of trillions of grains in all the worlds beaches, maybe even more.It is definently more than we can count.
anonymous
2008-08-13 14:25:48 UTC
If you cup your hands and scoop some up, you'll be holding around a million grains. So I'll let you do the maths (and dont forget the seabeds too).
mohitkr05
2008-08-13 14:27:37 UTC
Answer - 0
if you got hairs count them and you get the answer...
or count the stars you get the stars.
in the end you will get answer 0.I said 0 because 0 is what we cant define.infinity and 0 are both same....infinity is 00 thats how we write is.Indians thus defined 0 as that is uncountable.
zampa_cotj
2008-08-13 14:33:36 UTC
This was actually calcualted once :) and here is how they did it.
N=Vol of sand/Vol of Grain
Vol of sand =(length of beaches)(width)(depth)
Length of beaches = %shores/100(length of shores)
length of shores =(multiple of circumfrence)(earth circumfrence)
N=(%shores/100)((multiple of circumfrence)earth circumfrence))(width)(depth) / Vol of Grain
since youre not counting the sand under the surface of the water, we would have to know tidal position to count from the correct shore line.
So - good luck with that
Birdie2006
2008-08-13 14:26:21 UTC
6 the rest are deformed versions unworthy of the term 'grain'.
Mr Quack
2008-08-13 14:26:11 UTC
enough to build a really good sand castle
anonymous
2008-08-13 14:27:02 UTC
4.
anonymous
2008-08-13 14:25:39 UTC
Wow - it makes my hand spin just thinking about it! Too many to mention, that's for sure.
SAL
2008-08-13 14:24:16 UTC
a number too big to even write down.
thats like saying how many stars are there
'Drea
2008-08-13 14:30:04 UTC
Er i wont have enough space to write the number :S
Berniumpkins
2008-08-13 14:49:21 UTC
too many to count
anonymous
2008-08-13 14:24:41 UTC
billions of trillions. you would probably reach the moon with the amount of zero's you would use!
Gabrielle Nicole
2008-08-13 14:29:46 UTC
hmm I'm guessing enough to make my brain hurt
anonymous
2008-08-13 14:25:06 UTC
how bout you go count them and come back and tell us lol not being mean bythe way
Hayhay
2008-08-13 14:24:55 UTC
so many we will never know and it is always changing!
euro_son
2008-08-13 14:24:30 UTC
none. sand is measured in granuals
i know everything
2008-08-13 14:23:32 UTC
alot
l a u r e n [♥]
2008-08-13 14:24:45 UTC
I'll just go count now =)
Subramani raju
2008-08-13 15:34:00 UTC
can't count
anonymous
2008-08-13 14:57:42 UTC
******* lot if u ask me
anonymous
2008-08-13 23:53:26 UTC
1,000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 thats all the grains i think