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RE: Piece of string
September 19, 2008 at 6:18 am
Infinity isn't a number Big Grin

Proof by contradiction:

If 1 / 0 = Infinity, then a basic rearrangement should mean that Infinity * 0 = 1
If 2 / 0 = Infinity, then the same arrangement means Infinity * 0 = 2

Therefore 1 = 2

Contradiction! Either 0 or Infinity are not numbers, and given we know 0 is a number, logically Infinity cannot be.

I have no idea about the last one...it makes my brain hurt.
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Piece of string - by Darwinian - September 19, 2008 at 2:20 am
RE: Piece of string - by Tiberius - September 19, 2008 at 6:18 am



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