Here are two great links that can be used withe unit on exponential functions:
This link takes a look at several common fractels and what happens as the number of iterations increases
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=17
This link involves paper folding and has some impressive (not intuitive) results:
http://raju.varghese.org/articles/powers2.html
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The mathgrad, Chris Frederick, also comments on this in his podcast "Show #8: Moores Law and Exponential Growth". You can find the show at http://www.mathgrad.com/shownotes.html
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