A fews days patience
I’m preparing a blog about it. Will include the answer.
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Replying to @IrisVanRooij @CCS_donders
Dying to know if my math and mental perception is anywhere close....what a great brain koan.....
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Replying to @katelovesneuro @CCS_donders
Please tell after I post the blog! I’m curious to know too.
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As promised: Ok so for the 1st scenario 1st q. larger than above 2nd q: larger than above For the: 2nd scenario 1st q Larger than above 2nd q ocean A) Im shocked....1st while Im truly very logical, Im NOT known for my math skills (1)
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B) & as asked I calculated NOTHING via figures.(honestly, I would not have even known equation to follow via calculator either).... C) I did however visualize cell division processes(pre-med bio background), Ive held waterlilys (tactile knowledge) so visually watching what I (2)
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estimated to be nigh inestimable I knew the first two answers right away D)The second was trickier but , Im a gardener, so I visualized (recall Ive held Waterlilys) my tiny blue Forget-me-nots as the "sample" (3)
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6) However, I also knew .0001 was likely a pinhead sized so I shrank the forget-me-not) and did the cell division visioning....again Fun....next???? (4)/end
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I like that you thought about this methodically. All I did was think holy shit 2^60 is so big. And so I chose the biggest answer every time. 
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It’s a great observation. In the poll I didn’t include larger response options but in my cog & complexity class I do. Eg ‘earth’, ‘sun’, ‘solar system’. Some students pick one of latter two (which is as much of an overestimation as the other options are underestimations).
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