RE: I believe numbers are sacred!
March 25, 2017 at 12:53 pm
(This post was last modified: March 25, 2017 at 12:56 pm by Edwardo Piet.)
Speaking of numbers... You know why 5 feels kinda crappy instead of "meh" on a scale of 1-10 happiness-wise? Because 5 isn't halfway on a scale of 1-10. 1-5 is the lower end and 6-10 is the higher end. 5.5 would be "meh". 5 is the higher end of crappy, not the middle.
Now.... On a scale of 0-10 5 actually is the middle. 0-4 is the crappy half, 6-10 is the better half and 5 is the "meh" middle. That's why when someone asks "how do you feel on a scale of 1-10?" 5 always feels kind of crappy instead of halfway. Because it isn't halfway and it's still kind of crappy.
The next time someone asks you how you feel on a scale of 1-10 answer their question with a question by saying "Surely you mean 0-10 or 1-11 so there's actually a middle without going into decimals?"
That's the only thing I have to say about numbers.
Now.... On a scale of 0-10 5 actually is the middle. 0-4 is the crappy half, 6-10 is the better half and 5 is the "meh" middle. That's why when someone asks "how do you feel on a scale of 1-10?" 5 always feels kind of crappy instead of halfway. Because it isn't halfway and it's still kind of crappy.
The next time someone asks you how you feel on a scale of 1-10 answer their question with a question by saying "Surely you mean 0-10 or 1-11 so there's actually a middle without going into decimals?"
That's the only thing I have to say about numbers.
