SecondHalfOfTheChessboard

by SissaIbnDahir. Used as MetaPhor by RayKurzweil for ExPo'nential trends. ||year||FutureNumber||exceeds |2000|1| |2001|2| |2002|4| |2003|8| |2004|16| |2005|32| |2006|64| |2007|128|squares on a chessboard |2008|256| |2009|512| |2010|1.024| |2011|2.048| |2012|4.096| |2013|8.192| |2014|16.384| |2015|32.768|days in the life of a 70 year old HuMan |2016|65.536| |2017|131.072| |2018|262.144| |2019|524.288| |2020|1.048.576| |2021|2.097.152| |2022|4.194.304| |2023|8.388.608| |2024|16.777.216| |2025|33.554.432| |2026|67.108.864| |2027|134.217.728| |2028|268.435.456| |2029|536.870.912| |2030|1.073.741.824| |2031|2.147.483.648| |2032|4.294.967.296|seconds in the life of a 70 year old HuMan |2033|8.589.934.592|people on PlanetEarth in 2008 |2034|17.179.869.184| |2035|34.359.738.368| |2036|68.719.476.736| |2037|137.438.953.472|neurons of one HuMan brain |2038|274.877.906.944| |2039|549.755.813.888| |2040|1.099.511.627.776| |2041|2.199.023.255.552| |2042|4.398.046.511.104| |2043|8.796.093.022.208| |2044|17.592.186.044.416| |2045|35.184.372.088.832| |2046|70.368.744.177.664| |2047|140.737.488.355.328|cells of one HuMan body |2048|281.474.976.710.656| |2049|562.949.953.421.312| |2050|1.125.899.906.842.624| |2051|2.251.799.813.685.248| |2052|4.503.599.627.370.496| |2053|9.007.199.254.740.992| |2054|18.014.398.509.481.984| |2055|36.028.797.018.963.968| |2056|72.057.594.037.927.936| |2057|144.115.188.075.855.872| |2058|288.230.376.151.711.744| |2059|576.460.752.303.423.488| |2060|1.152.921.504.606.846.976| |2061|2.305.843.009.213.693.952| |2062|4.611.686.018.427.387.904| |2063|9.223.372.036.854.775.808| |2064|18.446.744.073.709.551.616| |2065|36.893.488.147.419.103.232| |2066|73.786.976.294.838.206.464| |2067|147.573.952.589.676.412.928| |2068|295.147.905.179.352.825.856| |2069|590.295.810.358.705.651.712|neurons of all HuMan brains in 2008 |2070|1.180.591.620.717.411.303.424| |2071|2.361.183.241.434.822.606.848| |2072|4.722.366.482.869.645.213.696| |2073|9.444.732.965.739.290.427.392| |2074|18.889.465.931.478.580.854.784| |2075|37.778.931.862.957.161.709.568| |2076|75.557.863.725.914.323.419.136| |2077|151.115.727.451.828.646.838.272| |2078|302.231.454.903.657.293.676.544| |2079|604.462.909.807.314.587.353.088| |2080|1.208.925.819.614.629.174.706.176| |2081|2.417.851.639.229.258.349.412.352| |2082|4.835.703.278.458.516.698.824.704| |2083|9.671.406.556.917.033.397.649.408| |2084|19.342.813.113.834.066.795.298.816| |2085|38.685.626.227.668.133.590.597.632| |2086|77.371.252.455.336.267.181.195.264| |2087|154.742.504.910.672.534.362.390.528| |2088|309.485.009.821.345.068.724.781.056| |2089|618.970.019.642.690.137.449.562.112| |2090|1.237.940.039.285.380.274.899.124.224| |2091|2.475.880.078.570.760.549.798.248.448| |2092|4.951.760.157.141.521.099.596.496.896| |2093|9.903.520.314.283.042.199.192.993.792|atoms of one HuMan body |2094|19.807.040.628.566.084.398.385.987.584| |2095|39.614.081.257.132.168.796.771.975.168| |2096|79.228.162.514.264.337.593.543.950.336| |2097|158.456.325.028.528.675.187.087.900.672| |2098|316.912.650.057.057.350.374.175.801.344| |2099|633.825.300.114.114.700.748.351.602.688| |2100|1.267.650.600.228.229.401.496.703.205.376| For each year, we now have defined a magical FutureNumber. We will now InVent a lot of FutureCard's with PreDict'ions about the ZuKunft. For example FutureNumber10: "1.024" will occur in the FutureCard __»MindTower«__.