[AT] Better build a bigger shed

[Tyler Juranek]

Hi Mark,
I knew that you had an H that is stuck, but I didn't know you were
starting to work on it! Tell us more!
Take Care,
Tyler Juranek

On 3/29/20, Mark Johnson <markjohnson100 at centurylink.net> wrote:
> 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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