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An article by Douglas Hofstadter, On Number Numbness, eloquently described these types of estimation problem and the inability of human to comprehend the scale
by magnio 6y ago
An article by Douglas Hofstadter, On Number Numbness, eloquently described these types of estimation problem and the inability of human to comprehend the scale of large number.
It was discussed on HN some time ago.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20672411 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20672411