# Droppings # # If you went outside and lay down on your back with your mouth open, how long # would you have to wait until a bird pooped in it? # # https://what-if.xkcd.com/11/ @aliases(birds) unit bird unit mouth unit poop let earth_radius = 6371 km let frequency = (300 billion birds / 4 pi earth_radius^2) × (1 poop / bird / hour) × (16 hours / day) × (1 mouth / poop) × (15 cm^2 / mouth) let period = 1 / frequency print("It happens once every ~{period -> year}s")