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a doubling of barely anything is still barely anything
by dappermanneke 3y ago
a doubling of barely anything is still barely anything
- Y-bar 3y agoLet's play chess. If I win, you send me some rice, ok?
- fbdab103 3y agoIn case anyone is unfamiliar: https://www.dr-mikes-math-games-for-kids.com/rice-and-chessboard.html https://www.dr-mikes-math-games-for-kids.com/rice-and-chessb... "Oh emperor, my wishes are simple. I only wish for this. Give me one grain of rice for the first square of the chessboard, two grains for the next square, four for the next, eight for the next and so on for all 64 squares, with each square having double the number of grains as the square before." The emperor agreed, amazed that the man had asked for such a small reward - or so he thought. After a week, his treasurer came back and informed him that the reward would add up to an astronomical sum, far greater than all the rice that could conceivably be produced in many many centuries!
- dappermanneke 3y agoagainst what timeframe are you betting a load of money on batteries displacing all fossil fuels
- kgabis 3y agoCan the number of grains follow an S-curve?
- Y-bar 3y agoA number of grains can apparently follow many different curves: http://foodfont.com/rice/ http://foodfont.com/rice/