3 ms·

true, but you could just argue that any increase was just a result of over-estimating the last time you measured

• margalabargala 3y ago
  The lower bound is generally very easy to measure precisely. So a change in that would be immediately noticed. For example, how long is the North Carolina coastline? No idea. But we can measure the precise distance between the point where that state's border with South Carolina meets the ocean, and the point where the border with Virginia meets the ocean. The coastline must be at least this long. And if you measure your waistline, you can draw a cord around your midsection with some known amount of force. Your true waistline may be larger, but it is at least that large. And if that number increases...well, we're in a period of relatively high inflation already, what's one more thing?
  • TylerE 3y ago
    Much more complcated problem than you're implying as NC has no unbroken coast. It's all shoals and barrier islands - and when you're inside that, swampland.
    • dotancohen 3y ago
      That does not affect the lower bound as described.
    • margalabargala 3y ago
      Unbroken coastline, shoals, barrier islands, etc, are all unrelated and irrelevant to the lower bound. For example, the lower bound of the coastline of Canada is the straight-line distance from White Rock to Saint Andrew.