[AT] Better build a bigger shed

[Mark Johnson]

With a billion tractors you could use some of them as fill to build a 
causeway across the Atlantic Ocean and then drive the ones you really 
want across it.

Rain has stopped here in Missouri.

Tractor reference: I can't go out and work on Little Johnny H during the 
day, because I am working from home.

Mark J

On 3/28/2020 8:24 AM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> Ha!   With a billion tractors I’m pretty sure I could find a way to 
> move the Atlantic Ocean. (-;
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> 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 
>> <mailto: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
>>
>>     Sent from my iPhone
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