FYKOS Year 31 Series 2 Problem 1 — Tooth Fairy · FYKOS 31 #31.2.1

Physics · mechanics

Problem

How big would the storage facilities of the Tooth Fairy need to be, to store all of the primary teeth of all of the children of the world? Or, in other words, how rapidly would they need to grow? How long would it take for the whole Earth supply of phosphorous to be contained in those storage facilities?

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