Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-28 months agoWhat is your favorite paradox or conundrum? I am partial to can god kill god?message-squaremessage-square291fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down119file-text
arrow-up1118arrow-down1message-squareWhat is your favorite paradox or conundrum? I am partial to can god kill god?Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-28 months agomessage-square291fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHopingForBetter@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-28 months agoTo add a bit of fun to this, try the following: Open your calculator app and enter: 1/0.9 Does it equal 1? No. Ok, now add a “9” to the end of the second number. Does it equal 1? No. Ok, repeat step 2 and eventually it will equal 1. Why? Is it that we are incapable of indefinitely dividing? No, the previous steps showed it just takes a few more steps and the answer doesn’t equal 1. Hope you enjoy!
To add a bit of fun to this, try the following:
Does it equal 1? No.
Does it equal 1? No.
Ok, repeat step 2 and eventually it will equal 1. Why?
Is it that we are incapable of indefinitely dividing? No, the previous steps showed it just takes a few more steps and the answer doesn’t equal 1.
Hope you enjoy!