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"If one programmer can change a lightbulb in 5 minutes, 5 programmers can change a ligthbulb in 1."
So if a couple can have a baby in 9 months, 9 couples can have a baby in a month?
Create one baby in 9 months. Without loss of generality, assume a spherical baby. Every following month, use Banach-Tarski to turn one baby into two. Repeat exponentially for 2^n babies in month n+9.
Can you put that into big O notation?
We will deliver one baby per month, yes.
Spoken like a true sales person
Assuming no communication overhead, yes.
No, you can have 9 babies in 9 months, but you won't have 1 baby in 1 month.
You can if you staggered them in anticipation of requirements!