Veraven@sh.itjust.works to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 2 months agoThe Infinite Hotelsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1493arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1486arrow-down1imageThe Infinite Hotelsh.itjust.worksVeraven@sh.itjust.works to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square54fedilinkfile-text
TED-Ed - The Infinite Hotel Paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert's_paradox_of_the_Grand_Hotel
minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down1·2 months agoThe journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. … Well, better get to walking.
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down2·2 months 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 months agoWell you’re definitely not going to get there if you spend all day explaining infinity to people.
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoDon’t worry, I spend a finite amount of time doing it
minus-squareFartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoEh, I’ll get there the same time whether I leave now or tomorrow.
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.