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Estimation is a skill our species mostly lacks. For some reason, the ability for our minds to use previous experience to anticipate future scenarios is rather poor. Ask a friend how tall they think a telephone pole is. Then ask five more. The answers will all vary widely. How many times do we have to see these ubiquitous road-side statues of our time before we better understand them? We can pass by a thing our whole lives and never comprehend the true shape and size of it. It is for this same reason, the poor estimation, that I am writing my last article today.