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And I will answer it, but only during odd-numbered hours and minutes.
So I will answer questions on this thread from 1:00-1:59, 3:00-3:59, 5:00-5:59, and right now it’s 9:15, so you have until 9:59, at which point you will need to wait for 11:00.
Now you may complain that 00 is even! But I choose to be annoying and treat it as 0 even though it isn’t. And 0 is neither even nor odd, at least I choose to hold that opinion, so there and you can’t make me write a proof about it.
What is your IQ?
Will you answer it correctly?
What is the meaning of life, the universe, and everything?
Why is there a minhag not to walk around with only socks on your feet?
^_^
now google “the answer to life, the universe and everything.” 😀
Are there as many equal numbers as there are infinity of numbers?
What is my IQ? It takes a lot faster to ask you than filling out that whole book…
You do realize that there is always a delay for modding so your responses don’t post right away. So what is accomplished by your answering on odd minutes?
on a scale of 1-10, how bored are you tonight?
What is my shoresh neshamah?
why is she doing this, when it hurts so much?? 🙁
Are there more numbers between negative infinity and positive infinity, or between 0 and 1?
What is the combined weight of all the trees cut down to produce all the US money in circulation?
squeak-
Are there more numbers between negative infinity and positive infinity, or between 0 and 1?
Since there is no numeric range containing a larger amount of numbers than .9999999998 thru .9999999999, the answer to your question is “Neither”.
What is the combined weight of all the trees cut down to produce all the US money in circulation?
U.S. paper currency is cloth based, not wood pulp based. Zero pounds.
(Unless you count trees cut to produce power for the Mint and Bureau of Printing and Engraving, clearing land for the buildings, etc.)
If you found a genie that only offered one wish, but he only answers wishes on odd numbers, and if its even he kills you, and you found him on a zero, would you ask?
Thanks torahcot.
squeak-
My pleasure.
Since I already confessed elsewhere to having one of the characteristics of “golemhood”, I figured I’d covering another, by answering before a wiser person.
popa_bar_abba–
If you found a genie that only offered one wish, but he only answers wishes on odd numbers, and if its even he kills you, and you found him on a zero, would you ask?
Trick question.
Answering wishes is useless. Granting wishes makes the risk worth considering.
Torah613Torah–
My feelings are somewhat conflicted
By your rules should I be restricted?
To obey your wishes, to the letter
Or post answers that I know are better?
😛
(If you were being serious, I’ll stop)
If you found a genie that only offered one wish, but he only answers wishes on odd numbers, and if its even he kills you, and you found him on a zero, would you ask?
Well that’s easy. I would wish for three more wishes.
See, zero is either both odd and even, or it is neither. If it’s neither, no harm no foul. If it’s both, he can kill me, but he also must grant my wish, which is to give me three more wishes (as any upstanding wisher would wish for). With one of those wishes I can wish that he does not kill me.
All of the numbers found between zero and one are also found between neg and pos infinity. Both are aleph sub one, therefore ICOT is correct. This means you have answered 2 of my questions on this thread incorrectly so far.
You manage a hotel with infinite number of rooms, but all are occupied. Suddenly an infinite number of busses pull up with an infinite number of guests who wish to get rooms. Can you accomodate them?
Why isn’t Torah a girl’s name?
Torah613Torah-
Touche ?
ICOT, I know well about golemhood. As they say, “With age comes wisdom; sometimes age comes alone.”
so many people know me?!?
Are you asking questions here or answering? The correct answer is indeed yes (yay), but how?
And your answer about the number of numbers would have been correct if I had specified ordinary numbers between neg and pos infinity. That is a countable infinity, aleph sub 0.
i know , i know…corny. Whoa! I have not thought of or used the word “corny” in years.
Actually though the blame is on squeak for this one. He did not specify which infinite series between negative and positive infinity he was talking about, and so you assumed that he was talking aleph null class infinity, when really he was talking about aleph one class infinity (which he only later specified).
My father explained the difference between these through the pigeonhole principle, with the Hilbert’s hotel example and also the 99 bottles of beer. Just look those stuffs up. ^_^
Because your way, you would need to ask each guest to move to their room number plus infinity in order to make infinite rooms available. They’d all end up going to the same room and tben you would have infinite complaints. By doubling the room number everyone has a unique room number to go to.
oom you are entirely incorrect
what you say?! make your time.
Do you think the Golem is a gilgul of a former poster?
What sentencing did the guy who killed Moshe Berkowitz Z’L get?
oom read my phrasing again. if you thought between the infinites i meant only ordinary numbers then you would have to interpret between 0 and 1 the same way.
have your professor call me and ill straighten him out.
What sentencing did the guy who killed Moshe Berkowitz Z’L get?
four to 12 years
(source: NY Post)
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