4.5 ft * 10 billion = 45 billion feet ( of raw material) ^ Avg ht. ^ # dead people considering feet on shoulders of the other person 45 billion feet = 13 716 000 000 meters = 13 716 000 kms Distance of the moon from earth is 384 403 kms (wikipedia) So, number of possible ladders constructed of human dead bodies from earth to moon in 100 years = 13716000/384403 = 35.66