Veraven@sh.itjust.works to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 3 days agoThe Infinite Hotelsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square54linkfedilinkarrow-up1489file-text
arrow-up1489imageThe Infinite Hotelsh.itjust.worksVeraven@sh.itjust.works to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square54linkfedilinkfile-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-squarewizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoIs it better to inconvenience one person an infinite amount, or an infinite amount of people a medium amount?
minus-squareEnsignWashout@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoI feel like my odds of avoiding getting my ass kicked are better inconveniencing just one person.
minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·3 days agoThe journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. … Well, better get to walking.
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·3 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-up11·2 days agoWell you’re definitely not going to get there if you spend all day explaining infinity to people.
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoDon’t worry, I spend a finite amount of time doing it
minus-squareFartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoEh, I’ll get there the same time whether I leave now or tomorrow.
minus-squareKlear@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 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!
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.
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.
I’ll get Zeno to shoot arrows at you to motivate you.