>>> Ps: first real program was to determine if a frog was sitting 8 feet
away
>>> from a pond and he could jump half the distance to the pond with each
>>> jump, how many jumps would it take to reach the water? Any guesses?
>>
>> The program's still running, right?
>
> Actually it's a trick question because a frog cannot be infinitely small.

If we're measuring the distance from the front of the frog's feet to the
pond, it doesn't matter how big the frog is. Yes, the jumps become
imperceptible, but frogs aren't especially good at measuring half the
distance, either.

So there.

-Jerry


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