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A hypothetical non-container.
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RE: A hypothetical non-container.
I think it's quite an obvious paradox. Given that such a container cannot exist, it doesn't actually matter though. However, by definition it has nothing in it, so it is empty, but because it holds a maximum of 0 items, it is also full.

Of course it all depends on how you defined "empty" and "full". Wink

If empty means there aren't any items in the container (which is true), and full means you cannot place any more items in the container (which is true) then it is both empty and full, and a paradoxical container.
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A hypothetical non-container. - by Tiberius - March 16, 2010 at 9:36 pm
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by fr0d0 - March 16, 2010 at 10:08 pm
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by tackattack - March 17, 2010 at 12:16 am
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Violet - March 17, 2010 at 2:04 am
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by tackattack - March 17, 2010 at 3:15 am
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Darwinian - March 17, 2010 at 3:22 am
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Violet - March 17, 2010 at 4:06 am
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Tiberius - March 17, 2010 at 4:03 am
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Tiberius - March 17, 2010 at 4:09 am
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Violet - March 17, 2010 at 4:13 am
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Edwardo Piet - March 17, 2010 at 4:42 am
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Violet - March 17, 2010 at 4:44 am
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Edwardo Piet - March 17, 2010 at 4:54 am
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Xyster - March 17, 2010 at 5:39 am
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Ryft - March 17, 2010 at 5:50 am
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Violet - March 17, 2010 at 6:01 am
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by tackattack - March 17, 2010 at 7:09 am
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Violet - March 17, 2010 at 7:11 am
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by LukeMC - March 17, 2010 at 10:42 am
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by tackattack - March 17, 2010 at 7:19 am
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by fr0d0 - March 17, 2010 at 7:32 am
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Rhizomorph13 - March 17, 2010 at 11:22 am
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Violet - March 17, 2010 at 6:12 pm
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by tackattack - March 17, 2010 at 1:13 pm
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Rhizomorph13 - March 17, 2010 at 1:38 pm
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Darwinian - March 17, 2010 at 1:40 pm
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by tackattack - March 17, 2010 at 1:47 pm
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Rhizomorph13 - March 17, 2010 at 1:47 pm
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Darwinian - March 17, 2010 at 1:50 pm
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by theblindferrengi - March 17, 2010 at 1:54 pm
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Violet - March 17, 2010 at 6:06 pm
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Rhizomorph13 - March 17, 2010 at 6:11 pm
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Violet - March 17, 2010 at 6:15 pm
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Rhizomorph13 - March 17, 2010 at 6:14 pm
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Rhizomorph13 - March 17, 2010 at 6:26 pm
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Violet - March 19, 2010 at 6:27 am
RE: A hypothetical non-container. - by Rhizomorph13 - March 19, 2010 at 10:33 am

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