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Cell Network Coverage

September 19, 2017

A U.S. map scribbled with thin coverage lines that come close to every point but cover essentially no area.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2017-09-19-cell-network-coverage/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

[The Ad] "Our mobile network covers every square inch of the country!"

[The Reality] "It's a dense set of measure zero."

Topics
Advanced Math › Measure TheoryAdvanced Math › Real AnalysisSets & Infinity › InfinityGeometry › Area & Perimeter
Level
College
Themes
TechnologyMoney & Shopping