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Fermi in particular has the following syntax ``` 5M 12M # number of people living in Chicago beta 1 200 # fraction of people that have a pian
by NunoSempere 1y ago
Fermi in particular has the following syntax
```
5M 12M # number of people living in Chicago
beta 1 200 # fraction of people that have a piano
30 180 # minutes it takes to tune a piano, including travel time
/ 48 52 # weeks a year that piano tuners work for
/ 5 6 # days a week in which piano tuners work
/ 6 8 # hours a day in which piano tuners work
/ 60 # minutes to an hour
```
multiplication is implied as the default operation, fits are lognormal.
- NunoSempere 1y agoHere is a thread with some fun fermi estimates made with that tool: e.g., number of calories NK gets from Russia: https://x.com/NunoSempere/status/1857135650404966456 https://x.com/NunoSempere/status/1857135650404966456 900K 1.5M # tonnes of rice per year NK gets from Russia * 1K # kg in a tone * 1.2K 1.4K # calories per kg of rice / 1.9K 2.5K # daily caloric intake / 25M 28M # population of NK / 365 # years of food this buys / 1% # as a percentage
- kqr 1y agoOh, this is very similar to what I have with Precel, less syntax. Thanks for sharing!