Veraven@sh.itjust.works to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 2日前The Infinite Hotelsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1461arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1455arrow-down1imageThe Infinite Hotelsh.itjust.worksVeraven@sh.itjust.works to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 2日前message-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-up50·2日前But it would take an infinite amount of time to get there!
minus-squarewizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1日前Is it better to inconvenience one person an infinite amount, or an infinite amount of people a medium amount?
minus-squareEnsignWashout@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·24時間前I feel like my odds of avoiding getting my ass kicked are better inconveniencing just one person.
minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down1·2日前The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. … Well, better get to walking.
minus-squareFartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1日前Eh, I’ll get there the same time whether I leave now or tomorrow.
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down2·2日前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
minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1日前Well you’re definitely not going to get there if you spend all day explaining infinity to people.
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1日前Don’t worry, I spend a finite amount of time doing it
minus-squareKlear@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1日前I’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.