Veraven@sh.itjust.works to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 1 day agoThe Infinite Hotelsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1456file-text
arrow-up1456imageThe Infinite Hotelsh.itjust.worksVeraven@sh.itjust.works to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square49fedilinkfile-text
TED-Ed - The Infinite Hotel Paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert's_paradox_of_the_Grand_Hotel
minus-squareFartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48·1 day agoBut it would take an infinite amount of time to get there!
minus-squarewizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·19 hours agoIs it better to inconvenience one person an infinite amount, or an infinite amount of people a medium amount?
minus-squareEnsignWashout@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 hours agoI feel like my odds of avoiding getting my ass kicked are better inconveniencing just one person.
minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·1 day agoThe journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. … Well, better get to walking.
minus-squareFartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·23 hours agoEh, I’ll get there the same time whether I leave now or tomorrow.
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 day agoWe are not talking about a thousand miles but infinite miles. That’s not the same order of magnitude at all but a factor of infinity
minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·20 hours agoWell you’re definitely not going to get there if you spend all day explaining infinity to people.
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·19 hours agoDon’t worry, I spend a finite amount of time doing it
minus-squareKlear@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·23 hours agoI’ll get Zeno to shoot arrows at you to motivate you.
But it would take an infinite amount of time to get there!
Is it better to inconvenience one person an infinite amount, or an infinite amount of people a medium amount?
I feel like my odds of avoiding getting my ass kicked are better inconveniencing just one person.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.
… Well, better get to walking.
Eh, I’ll get there the same time whether I leave now or tomorrow.
We are not talking about a thousand miles but infinite miles. That’s not the same order of magnitude at all but a factor of infinity
Well you’re definitely not going to get there if you spend all day explaining infinity to people.
Don’t worry, I spend a finite amount of time doing it
I’ll get Zeno to shoot arrows at you to motivate you.