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the fastest way to make a small number feel like a big problem.
means multiplying a quantity by two, once or repeatedly, so growth accelerates faster than intuition expects.
from from old english dyflian roots tied to duo, two — but its modern menace comes from compound interest and cell division, where repeated doubling turns tiny starts into runaway totals.
rice grains64 doublings on a chessboard outweighs earth's wheat
rule of 70divide 70 by growth rate to get doubling time
bacteriae. coli doubles every 20 minutes under ideal conditions
moore's lawchip transistors doubled roughly every two years since 1965
for instance
chessboard wheat legend — grain doubled per square hits 18 quintillion by square 64
moore's law — gordon moore's 1965 prediction defined computing for 50 years
covid case curves — early 2020 outbreaks doubled every 2 to 3 days in hotspots
compound interest — money doubles in 10 years at 7 percent annual return