Kit Yates explains how he calculated that all the SARS-CoV-2 in the world would fit inside a Coke can - and discusses "Fermi Estimates". More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ A little extra from this interview on Numberphile2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qVM5CbKnF8 Kit Yates website: https://kityates.com/ More coronavirus content on Numberphile... The Coronavirus Curve with Ben Sparks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6nLfCbAzgo Math and Coronavirus with Kit Yates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTvKQYTV0Yw Statistics with Jennifer Rogers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwlM0ulUsTY Epidemiology with Adam Kucharski: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0pIho2TnSc Crystal Balls with Hannah Fry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xkqtcm3w7Vw Coke cans in acid and base: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnPrtYUKke8 Coke can in liquid nitrogen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIoxY9kECRE More... The total number and mass of SARS-CoV-2 virions in an infected person: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.11.16.20232009v1 Inferred duration of infectious period of SARS-CoV-2: rapid scoping review and analysis of available evidence for asymptomatic and symptomatic COVID-19 cases: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/8/e039856 Numberphile is supported by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI): http://bit.ly/MSRINumberphile We are also supported by Science Sandbox, a Simons Foundation initiative dedicated to engaging everyone with the process of science. https://www.simonsfoundation.org/outreach/science-sandbox/ And support from Math For America - https://www.mathforamerica.org/ NUMBERPHILE Website: http://www.numberphile.com/ Numberphile on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/numberphile Numberphile tweets: https://twitter.com/numberphile Subscribe: http://bit.ly/Numberphile_Sub Videos by Brady Haran Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile Numberphile T-Shirts and Merch: null Brady's videos subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/BradyHaran/ Brady's latest videos across all channels: http://www.bradyharanblog.com/ Sign up for (occasional) emails: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9