Veraven@sh.itjust.works to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 3 days agoThe Infinite Hotelsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1491arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1486arrow-down1imageThe Infinite Hotelsh.itjust.worksVeraven@sh.itjust.works to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square54fedilinkfile-text
TED-Ed - The Infinite Hotel Paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert's_paradox_of_the_Grand_Hotel
minus-squareFartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up54·3 days agoBut it would take an infinite amount of time to get there!
minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down1·3 days agoThe journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. … Well, better get to walking.
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down2·3 days 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-up11·3 days agoWell you’re definitely not going to get there if you spend all day explaining infinity to people.
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 days agoDon’t worry, I spend a finite amount of time doing it
minus-squareFartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoEh, I’ll get there the same time whether I leave now or tomorrow.
minus-squarewizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 days agoIs it better to inconvenience one person an infinite amount, or an infinite amount of people a medium amount?
minus-squareEnsignWashout@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoI feel like my odds of avoiding getting my ass kicked are better inconveniencing just one person.
minus-squareKlear@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoI’ll get Zeno to shoot arrows at you to motivate you.
But it would take an infinite amount of time to get there!
The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.
… Well, better get to walking.
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
Eh, I’ll get there the same time whether I leave now or tomorrow.
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.
I’ll get Zeno to shoot arrows at you to motivate you.