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<p>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.<br>
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<p>Rain has stopped here in Missouri.</p>
<p>Tractor reference: I can't go out and work on Little Johnny H
during the day, because I am working from home. <br>
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<p>Mark J<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/28/2020 8:24 AM, Spencer Yost
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Ha! With a billion tractors I’m pretty sure I could find a way
to move the Atlantic Ocean. (-;<br>
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<blockquote type="cite">On Mar 28, 2020, at 2:49 AM, Mattias
Kessén <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:davidbrown950@gmail.com"><davidbrown950@gmail.com></a> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">How many ships will you need to Bring me my
tractors? 😀
<div dir="auto">Stay safe and at home.</div>
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05:47Spencer Yost <<a href="mailto:spencer@rdfarms.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">spencer@rdfarms.com</a>>
skrev:<br>
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.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">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? <br>
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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.<br>
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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 :-)<br>
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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.<br>
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So everyone be safe and stay socially isolated in our
shops working on tractors!<br>
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Hope all is well with everyone,<br>
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Spencer <br>
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