7 .
Holding a Real Number in your Hand
First: 3.1233249837583462136421472374 Second: 3.1233249837583462 134421472374
You have 2 seconds to answer! TRY ANSWERING WITHOUT READING ON
The first is larger. I changed one digit. Can you see?
Notice, you need time to read each digit and process the information. If you were an obedient reader and attempted it in two seconds you either guessed or gave up. Two seconds is too short to take in all the digits.
Let me give you another test. Again, I'll ask you the question, “Is the first number larger than the second?”
First
3.1233249837583462 1364214723751646464646464636... Second 3.12332498375834621364214723751646464646464636...
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015877