It is widely understood that numbers that behave exponentially can be powerful and dangerous (as in the nuclear reactions, for example). But the misleading, deceptive, and counterintuitive properties of exponential sequences also make them dangerous, but...
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It is widely understood that numbers that behave exponentially can be powerful and dangerous (as in the nuclear reactions, for example). But the misleading, deceptive, and counterintuitive properties of exponential sequences also make them dangerous, but these latter properties are less well-known. This simple questions and riddles in this article help clarify the nature, and the dangers, posed by the deceptive and counterintuitive behaviors of such numbers.
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