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-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
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