The shimmering paries of window that makes up Manhattan is breathless , and seems almost numberless . But Michael Pollak — the wizard behind The New York Times ’ “ F.Y.I ” serial , which plumbs deep and unearthly interrogative about New York — sire down to brass tacksthis week , approximate how many windows are on the island .
You might be involve yourself questions like who cares ? and Why does this weigh to me ? It sounds like you ’ve never interviewed for a job at a esteemed consulting firm before . Pollack ’s letter comes from a young MBA graduate prepping for a job interview at one such firm , which is storied to involve candidate questions that test their critical abstract thought skills — thing like “ how many Ping River pong balls could you fit in a 747 ? ” along with zingers like the window head .
pollock set out with a complex answer : Estimate the number of square blocks in the city , then the issue of windows on a individual floor of a single cylinder block . Then , times that by the average construction stature in New York ( he choose 10 stories ) … And so on , and so away .
But then he realizes there ’s a simple direction : Just look at the number of trapping units and daily worker in Manhattan by assuming the average building block has ten windows and the average office gift each worker a window ( psh ! ) . All in all , his math works out to a rough 10.7 million window . Though , to be mediocre , thatdoesn’t necessarily intend they all get daylight anymore . [ New York Times ]
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