[AT] Better build a bigger shed

[Spencer Yost]

Only a single square foot.   But you have to double it every day (-;

Surprisely little.  Assuming smallish tractors that only need 40sq feet of space(roughly 9’x4.5’) and you pack them tight the shed would cover about 2.5% of the surface area of my state of North Carolina.   I would have assumed something much bigger.

However you need a lean to for all the implements.    I knew I’d finally find a use for South Carolina.   (Running and hiding from South Carolina subscribers).

Spencer

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> On Mar 28, 2020, at 9:43 AM, szabelski at wildblue.net wrote:
> 
> How many pole barns would you need to store 1 billion tractors?
> 
> Carl
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> From: Spencer Yost <spencer at rdfarms.com>
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> Ha!   With a billion tractors I’m pretty sure I could find a way to move the Atlantic Ocean. (-;
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>>> On Mar 28, 2020, at 2:49 AM, Mattias Kessén <davidbrown950 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> How many ships will you need to Bring me my tractors? 😀
>> Stay safe and at home.
>> Den lör 28 mars 2020 05:47Spencer Yost <spencer at rdfarms.com> skrev:
>>> I just recently heard this and thought I had heard something new and interesting.   Turns out it is an old trope used to explain exponential growth -  a phrase we heard a thousand times this month regarding the pandemic.  But what does exponential growth really look like?
>>> Let’s say I promise to give you 1 million antique tractors. Or I could give you one antique tractor today, then two tomorrow, and four the next day, and so on doubling them every day for a month. Just a month that’s all. Which one would you take?  Most would grab the million.
>>> But that’s the wrong route:  You would have over *1 billion* antique tractors by the end of the month if you chose the later.(2 raised to the 30th power -1).   Trust me, If this ever happens I will be smart enough to offer you the deal on February 1 :-)
>>> And that’s the lesson today for understanding exponential growth - something that has relevance in many biological phenomenon:  Whether it’s duckweed on a pond or viruses in the pandemic. Puts into perspective why social distancing and staying at home is so important.
>>> So everyone be safe and stay socially isolated in our shops working on tractors!
>>> Hope all is well with everyone,
>>> Spencer
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