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My favourite animation trick: exponential smoothin...
Reminds me of that famous paradox.
hn_acker
on March 8, 2024
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Zeno's dichotomy paradox [1]. To travel a certain distance, you must cross half the distance. Then you must cross half of the remaining distance (one fourth). Then half again, and so on.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno's_paradoxes
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