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The problem is thatpeople don't understand the word "exponential." They think it means "a...

The problem is that
people don't understand the word "exponential." They think it means "a lot"
or "quite fastly." You see it on TV, you know,
or in bad sci-fi movies

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The problem is that people don't understand
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the word "exponential."
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They think it means "a lot" or "quite fastly."
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You see it on TV, you know, or in bad sci-fi movies.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:09
Uploaded
May 08, 2025
Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Production
BBC,Shoebox Films,Sonia Friedman Productions,Endeavor Content,BBC Film

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Movie Summary

A husband and wife are forced to re-evaluate themselves and their relationship through the reality of the COVID-19 lockdown.
"Good God, this alien mass is growing exponentially," - Together 00:10
"Good God, this alien mass is growing exponentially,&qu...
The mathematics of exponential growth. - Together 00:04
The mathematics of exponential growth.
So you start with one and you double it, - Together 00:04
So you start with one and you double it,
So, by the end of a week, you've got four. - Together 00:05
So, by the end of a week, you've got four.
One has become four in a week. - Together 00:04
One has become four in a week.
By the end of the third week, you have 128. - Together 00:04
By the end of the third week, you have 128.
And as the month draws to a close, you have 512. - Together 00:05
And as the month draws to a close, you have 512.
Okay. So, that's a lot more than one, but, you know, - Together 00:07
Okay. So, that's a lot more than one, but, you know,
But if you carry on, - Together 00:08
But if you carry on,
The seventh gives you 65,536. - Together 00:06
The seventh gives you 65,536.
The eighth gives you 262,144. - Together 00:05
The eighth gives you 262,144.
And if you go one week more, - Together 00:06
And if you go one week more,
To the... to the... to the two calendar months - Together 00:11
To the... to the... to the two calendar months
So the difference between the start of the first week - Together 00:05
So the difference between the start of the first week
And the difference between the start of the ninth week - Together 00:10
And the difference between the start of the ninth week
So, same amount of days, - Together 00:05
So, same amount of days,
This isn't an illustration of coronavirus, by the way. - Together 00:07
This isn't an illustration of coronavirus, by the way.
You know, we didn't quite go to nine weeks - Together 00:06
You know, we didn't quite go to nine weeks
It's probably as many as 1,300 patient zeros. - Together 00:05
It's probably as many as 1,300 patient zeros.
And this doesn't take into account, - Together 00:09
And this doesn't take into account,