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#118 – Grant Sanderson: Math, Manim, Neural Networks & Teaching with 3Blue1Brown

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Lily Pad in Lake Michigan

  • A classic example to test someone's understanding of exponential growth involves a lily pad on Lake Michigan.
  • The lily pad doubles in size every day.
  • It takes 50 days for the lily pad to cover the entire lake.
  • Surprisingly, it takes 49 days for the lily pad to cover half the lake.
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