BodyBySisyphus [he/him]@hexbear.net to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoDeath by linguistic imprecisionhexbear.netimagemessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageDeath by linguistic imprecisionhexbear.netBodyBySisyphus [he/him]@hexbear.net to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square5linkfedilink
minus-squarehuf [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agowe learned about the number zero from the indians a long long long long time ago…
minus-squareQuibblekrust@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoHow many piles of zero sand can one possess? Zero. If a pile has zero sand, it’s not a pile. Do you see the inherent contradiction of calling the lack of sand a pile?
we learned about the number zero from the indians a long long long long time ago…
How many piles of zero sand can one possess?
Zero. If a pile has zero sand, it’s not a pile.
Do you see the inherent contradiction of calling the lack of sand a pile?