That was actually covered by Randall Munro of XKCD:
replyExcellently written, informative, entertaining and a bit scary. Oceans of slime yet viruses are so small. It is mind-blowing to think about.
replyI’m not sure the color extrapolation to pus is justified.
replyHaha of course it was! Thanks for the link.
replySupposedly, at its peak, all the covid viruses on Earth amounted to about half a teaspoon's worth.
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