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Turtlicious posted:I don't get the infinite .9's one? How is .99999999... = 1? It's a different number. Let me settle this right now. If a helicopter rotates its blades at a rate of .9999999... revolutions per second and is sitting on a turntable that is rotating at 1 revolution per second in the opposite direction it will never take off. Hence they're equal. It's really simple if you think about it. 
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Malachi Constant posted:Let me settle this right now. I know you're screwing with me, but I can't stop myself from pointing out there'd be a .0000000000...1 point of lift. It wouldn't take off because that's not enough lift to have it take off. Also if you spun a helicopter on a turn table that fast, it would fly off of it and kill someone. e:wait the turn table wouldn't stop the helicopter taking off at all.
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Calling it pedaling is definitely a real thing because without that we wouldn't have the hilarious term "piss-pedaling".
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Turtlicious posted:I don't get the infinite .9's one? How is .99999999... = 1? It's a different number. https://i.imgur.com/dHbZeDM.gifv
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Regrettable posted:I skated for over a decade and this is the first time I've seen or heard someone use it. You must have been really tired when you finally stopped.
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Okay, if you're serious... 0.99...=1 is a longstanding internet arguement. It does equal one, but the reason why gets into mathematical concepts that aren't normally taught in basic algebra. Things like the different kinds of infinity. The most basic argument that seems obviously convincing to me is, what is 1-0.999...? Well, it's an infinity of zeros, right? The 0.999... doesn't stop, so it's zeroes forever, so they're the same. There's lots of videos and websites that get into more detail if you're interested. Google search Meh, I'm sure there are non-posters watching this. They can follow the ample search links and not clutter up this thread. Malachi Constant has a new favorite as of 09:46 on Jul 31, 2017 |
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A funny observation: most of the thread-derailing discussion points basically provoke massive discussions through a deliberate ambiguity in the initial statement, which leads to people mostly arguing past each other. But the 0.999... = 1 debate literally involves one side being totally and unambiguously wrong, yet still provokes similarly intense arguments.
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https://qntm.org/pointnine Goes through basically the whole thing.
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A FUCKIN CANARY!! posted:Calling it pedaling is definitely a real thing because without that we wouldn't have the hilarious term "piss-pedaling". Never heard that one either. It was always referred to as mongo.
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Oh you guys were serious, I always assumed it'd be written (as I did) .000...1 because eventually, you'd hit the end of whatever. That doesn't make sense after reading what you guys posted. That's nifty.
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Hello I live in Los Angeles CA and it was hot as gently caress today tho not as bad as the usual, if you really think 100F is hot then you are from either the UK or Canada. Also .9999 ==1 and traps are not gay.
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Jul 31, 2017 09:49
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Schadenfreude thread: wiping your rear end standing up while pedalling .99999999 of a skateboard on a treadmill
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Jul 31, 2017 09:50
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du -hast posted:Hello I live in Los Angeles CA and it was hot as gently caress today tho not as bad as the usual, if you really think 100F is hot then you are from either the UK or Canada. Please do not call Intersex people "traps."
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Turtlicious posted:Please do not call Intersex people "traps." Actual 100% serious question - is trap an offensive word? I always thought it was like "trans" or "gay", informal but not offensive. 
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du -hast posted:Actual 100% serious question - is trap an offensive word? I always thought it was like "trans" or "gay", informal but not offensive. From what I've been told (I am not an expert in ANY sense,) calling someone a trap is super bad because of the implication that they're trying to trick / deceive you in some way. Plus like most things, 4chan ruined it.
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Turtlicious posted:From what I've been told (I am not an expert in ANY sense,) calling someone a trap is super bad because of the implication that they're trying to trick / deceive you in some way. Plus like most things, 4chan ruined it. Fair enough. That said, sucking a feminine penis is not necessarily gay imvho
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Just trying to throw a little more bait here on the fire, since the .9999==1 thing generally is a massive derail 
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How much bait? 0.9999999999.... kg, which is objectively a better measurement system than pounds and furlongs?
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Turtlicious posted:Oh you guys were serious, I always assumed it'd be written (as I did) .000...1 because eventually, you'd hit the end of whatever. Wait, someone on the internet actually thought about the facts that were presented and changed their minds without flailing for 20 pages? This isn't the internet I know. You must not be and American cause you're not following the rules.
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Hmmm. Perhaps it is OK to kick a noisy kid at McDonalds?
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Memento posted:https://qntm.org/pointnine If you gotta preface your statement with "this is totally real and true" you're obviously hiding something 
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Slugnoid posted:Hmmm. Perhaps it is OK to kick a noisy kid at McDonalds? I dunno if someone did that to my kid, I'd really unload on them.
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Jul 31, 2017 10:33
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Memento posted:https://qntm.org/pointnine the very first proof is misleading, 0.9999... + 0.9999... does not equal 1.9999... because the last number has to be an 8 not a 9 QED BITCHES
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Goa Tse-tung posted:the very first proof is misleading, 0.9999... + 0.9999... does not equal 1.9999... because the last number has to be an 8 not a 9 There is no last number. I mean, uhh... Calzones are sandwiches.
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I fukken love this thraed
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Turtlicious posted:I don't get the infinite .9's one? How is .99999999... = 1? It's a different number. TLDR: "infinite .9s repeating" isn't a number, its more like a formula which if you really solve it equals 1. You can never actually represent "infinite .9s" at one time on paper, its not a number, its an idea of a number. Get it? The solution involves limits and cardinality of sets, if you don't know calculus its not really gonna grok easily. The confusion comes from thinking you can't have two different numbers that are equal (true) but the thing is .9999 isn't 1, its only infinite .999999s which isn't really a number. So there's no problem. Zaphod42 has a new favorite as of 11:11 on Jul 31, 2017 |
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Memento posted:(eight pages of bad physics discussion) There's some great stuff on that Twitter account https://twitter.com/HoldThisBeer/status/839373620329791488 https://twitter.com/HoldThisBeer/status/823425812741267456 https://twitter.com/HoldThisBeer/status/816899652402483200 https://twitter.com/HoldThisBeer/status/808926452787937281
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Richard Stallman took up skateboarding?
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Slugnoid posted:Hmmm. Perhaps it is OK to kick a noisy kid at McDonalds? I dunno, are you autistic?
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He looks like he goes in Puerto Rican or something, and emerges a white guy with an orange beard.
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Ah ha ha ha ha https://twitter.com/HoldThisBeer/status/754188484261273602
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I mean, Tony Stark wrecked multiple supercars learning this, and he's a genius. What chance did this guy have?
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Pleasedon'tbedrivingpleasedon'tbedrivingpleasedon'tbedriving *sees back of the seat in front of her at the end of the gif* Oh, thank Christ.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:What a pointless thing to worry about. There are two threads in GBS right now about people live streaming and/or instgramming fatal car wrecks in which they were drinking or on drugs while driving. I've been following this thread since the beginning. By this point, I fully expect it.
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Zamboni_Rodeo posted:There are two threads in GBS right now about people live streaming and/or instgramming fatal car wrecks in which they were drinking or on drugs while driving. I've been following this thread since the beginning. By this point, I fully expect it. wait, what!? fake e: oh gently caress it took me a moment to realize you didn't mean people IN gbs filming themselves getting into fatal wrecks (how the gently caress would that work). It's too early for me
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Garrand posted:wait, what!? Like that wouldn't be the most popular thread in forums history.
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Are the cars they are driving and crashing automatic or manual tranmission? They could at least pick the more fuel-efficient way to go out
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LawfulWaffle posted:Am I to assume that there are people who wipe their rear end while sitting down? That's how I wipe 99.999...% of the time.
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