The new coronavirus Epidemic, so far more than 100 million people have been infected, British mathematicians calculated that the total number of particles of the new coronavirus currently scattered around the world, with a 330 ml can of Coke to fill is still more than enough.
Reuters reported on the 10th, British mathematician Kit Yates of the University of Bath (Kit Yates) used the global rate of new infections and the estimated viral load, calculated that there are now a total of about 20000000000000000000000 virus particles scattered around the world, that is, 2 quintillion, or 2 billion billions; 1quintillion (hundred kings ) is equal to the 18th power of 10.
He said the average diameter of a new coronavirus particle is about 100 nanometers, and even taking into account the protruding burst of protein on the surface of the virus and the gaps in the particles when they come together because of their round shape, all these virus particles still can not fill a 330-milliliter can of Coke.
Yates said the calculated number highlights that these particles, which are too small to be seen by the naked eye, have such a large destructive power, “it’s amazing to think of all this trouble, destruction, hardship and loss of Life over the past year, just a few sips of the amount (of virus).”
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