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Anon is an anthropologist (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 22 points 2 years ago (8 children)

If it takes 120 days to be covered thats a huge fucking pond.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    that is purposeful. it wouldn't make much of a point if it took 10 days.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I mean sure it would? That's rhe whole point is that exponential growth quickly reaches massive quantities. Like literally after 120 days I doubt that many lilypads would fit on earth.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    The pond is the Pacific Ocean.

    Let's see...2^120 is 1.329•10^36 lily pads. Say 15cm diameter for a lily pad, that's got an area of 177cm^2. That's 10.3•10^38 cm^2.

    The surface area of the Pacific Ocean is only 1.652•10^18 cm^2.

    We're boned.

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