fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 9 days agoIT'S A TRAPmander.xyzimagemessage-square183fedilinkarrow-up1723arrow-down111
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minus-squaresgtlion [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·8 days agoBottom. No matter what your “real” number assignation in the queue is, theres an infinite number of people before the train gets to you. Therefore every single person will live a full life before the train reaches them.
minus-squareMeowZedong@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 days agoThey too lived a full (very short) life.
minus-squaresgtlion [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 days agoWhat real number is he? There’s infinity people before him too
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoThe zeroth person is dead. I don’t know how the trolly finds the next one because there’s always a smaller one than whatever it chooses
Bottom. No matter what your “real” number assignation in the queue is, theres an infinite number of people before the train gets to you. Therefore every single person will live a full life before the train reaches them.
What about the first guy
They too lived a full (very short) life.
He ded
What real number is he? There’s infinity people before him too
This some Zeno shit, man
The zeroth person is dead. I don’t know how the trolly finds the next one because there’s always a smaller one than whatever it chooses