Berlin, July 23rd, 2026 (The Berlin Spectator) – The big question needs to be worded precisely. When we ask how many ham & cheese sandwiches fit into Berlin, without adding details, the answer would be trillions. Because, if you stack them high enough, you can fit quite a few of them.
But this is about figuring out how many unstacked ham & cheese sandwiches we could fit into Berlin. The surprising answer is now right in front of us: 89.2 billion. See how one little word can change everything?
At 10 by 10 centimeters (3.93 inches), one of those delicious snacks covers an area of 0.1 square meters (15.5 square inches). With its 892 square kilometers (344 square miles), Berlin is a tiny bit larger. That is why that many sandwiches would fit.
Well, we better start making those sandwiches yesterday. The issue: Berlin only has some 3.9 million inhabitants, meaning everyone needs to consume 22,872 of them before they go bad. They may not be kosher, but they sure as hell will be tasty.
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