Pi * 1337% = 42. My mind is blown.

[Socken]

In step 4, both sides are set to zero (a-b=0, so 0*each factor makes the equation 0=0). You don't divide the zero out. Hell, in step 3 you establish that a[sup]2[/sup]-b[sup]2[/sup]=b(a-b), which means 0 (a[sup]2[/sup]-a[sup]2[/sup] since a=b) = b*0 (a-a), therefore 0=0.

You fail algebra forever. My math teacher pointed this out to me when I was in second grade...so anyone who believes you can divide by zero is by definition not as smart as a second-grader.

"" My math teacher pointed this out to me when I was in second grade""

umm...are you a wizard? doing algebra in 2nd grade!!!

Not a wizard. "Severely gifted" was how the superintendent of schools put it to my mother.

Well that basically just means than anyone who believes you can divide by zero is by definition not as smart as a severely gifted second-grader. Not necessarily something to be ashamed of.

 

[Outright Villainy]

Also we should be keen to remember that its not just water freezing but theres air inside it aswell, or thats how i think it works

There are dissolved gases in water, but there is no "air" in water. Dissolved gases can become trapped in ice as water freezes, but they don't make up a significant portion of the ice.

But what about wood...or witches, who are made of wood? How would we know who to burn?

We will just have to burn everyone. To be absolutely sure of course.

Oh yeah, On Topic ness for others.

.999... = 1

Seriously, no funky math there. .9 to infinity = 1

Look at it this way.

2/3 = .666...
1/3 = .333...

1/3 + 2/3 = 1
.333... + .666... = .999..

Or:

1/9 = .111...
9x1/9 = 1
9x.111... = .999...

Have fun with that everyone.

I didn't find that one that bad. It seems about as logical as accepting 1/3 = 0.3333 repeating or what have you.

 

[hyperhammy]

Division by zero is possible! And it breaks reality.
Given:
a=b
a[sup]2[/sup]=ab
a[sup]2[/sup]-b[sup]2[/sup]=ab-b[sup]2[/sup]
(a+b)(a-b)=b(a-b)
(a+b)=b
a+a=a
2a=a
2=1

Hmm... nope
2a=a :a
2=0

Nope, dropping the a from both sides makes it 2=1. Since the other side doesn't have a constant, dropping the variable makes it 1. If you wrote it out, it would be 2a=1a.

Still a wrong statement... =P

 

[vanthebaron]

I don't really have any epiphanies to share, but when I saw yours I was all

I concur

 

[SimuLord]

In step 4, both sides are set to zero (a-b=0, so 0*each factor makes the equation 0=0). You don't divide the zero out. Hell, in step 3 you establish that a[sup]2[/sup]-b[sup]2[/sup]=b(a-b), which means 0 (a[sup]2[/sup]-a[sup]2[/sup] since a=b) = b*0 (a-a), therefore 0=0.

You fail algebra forever. My math teacher pointed this out to me when I was in second grade...so anyone who believes you can divide by zero is by definition not as smart as a second-grader.

"" My math teacher pointed this out to me when I was in second grade""

umm...are you a wizard? doing algebra in 2nd grade!!!

Not a wizard. "Severely gifted" was how the superintendent of schools put it to my mother.

Well that basically just means than anyone who believes you can divide by zero is by definition not as smart as a severely gifted second-grader. Not necessarily something to be ashamed of.

True, but "Are You Smarter Than A Freakishly Intelligent Child Prodigy?" wouldn't make a very good game show. Also, please note that I am exhibit A why freakish intelligence in childhood is not a predictor of future intellectual performance; as an adult I've proven consistently to be dumb as shit.

 

[C95J]

I found this a while ago.

If you take the first 3 digits of pi, then flip them in a mirror, it spells out PIE.

3.14 | PI.E

!

My mind has been blown twice in one thread!

 

[crimson5pheonix]

Division by zero is possible! And it breaks reality.
Given:
a=b
a[sup]2[/sup]=ab
a[sup]2[/sup]-b[sup]2[/sup]=ab-b[sup]2[/sup]
(a+b)(a-b)=b(a-b)
(a+b)=b
a+a=a
2a=a
2=1

Hmm... nope
2a=a :a
2=0

Nope, dropping the a from both sides makes it 2=1. Since the other side doesn't have a constant, dropping the variable makes it 1. If you wrote it out, it would be 2a=1a.

Still a wrong statement... =P

It fits with algebra. I love algebra.

 

[Burwood123]

Also, OT: Apparently Mycoplasma, which we think may have reached the lower limit on how small a cell can get, has TWO free Hydrogen atoms in its cytoplasm. TWO!

Being a physics guy myself..... what does that mean? This cell can be bigger? I Dont get it

 

[matt87_50]

In step 4, both sides are set to zero (a-b=0, so 0*each factor makes the equation 0=0). You don't divide the zero out. Hell, in step 3 you establish that a[sup]2[/sup]-b[sup]2[/sup]=b(a-b), which means 0 (a[sup]2[/sup]-a[sup]2[/sup] since a=b) = b*0 (a-a), therefore 0=0.

You fail algebra forever. My math teacher pointed this out to me when I was in second grade...so anyone who believes you can divide by zero is by definition not as smart as a second-grader.

"" My math teacher pointed this out to me when I was in second grade""

umm...are you a wizard? doing algebra in 2nd grade!!!

Not a wizard. "Severely gifted" was how the superintendent of schools put it to my mother.

'Severely' is an apt term
the point still remains that NORMAL people don't do algebra like that in grade two. also, the teacher still had to point it out to you. and another thing. BURN HIM!!! BURN THE WITCH!

the problem here is that he just seems to assume that they are both unknowns when it suits him, then magically knows they are equal again!

also, in most practical cases, something divided by 0 is infinity.

finally:

http://xkcd.com/759/

 

[zHellas]

" ah ah ha ha ah ah ah ah....."

Spoiler: ....

[HEADING=2]GAH!![/HEADING]

That is pretty freakin amazing

Oh yeah, that douche.

OT: Hmm... Possibly any time I have an awesome moment in a video game (all I can think of, sorry).

 

[AWC Viper]

Yeah, this is basically my moment here.


kinda sad when you think about it.

 

[Coldie]

If you find "Pi * 13.37 ~= 42.00" impressive, the real math magic known as Euler's Identity [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulers_identity] must be at least an eyebrow-raising experience:

Do note that this does not involve rounding of any sort. Three prime arithmetic operations and five legendary fundamental constants, no tricks.

Math is fun and awesome when you do it right!

 

[Thy-Art-Is-Awesome]

Think about this. (nerd science incoming)

All materials condense when they get colder, becoming more dense and sinking. This is especially true when they change state, say from liquid to solid.

EXCEPT WATER! Ice is the ONLY thing that actually expands and floats when it freezes.

The really freaky part? If this wasn't true then life as we know it would not exist! (water frozen in winter would sink and not be thawed by the summer sun, eventually causing all water to freeze)

So just remember: you wouldn't be alive except for one tiny little middle finger to thermal dynamics.

Firstly....it's thermO dynamics, and secondly, water is NOT the only substance that does this. there are others, such as cubic zirconium tungstate (ZrW2O8) that expands when cooled over a wide temperature..
if you must claim nerd science....at least go the extra mile.

 

[Seydaman]

42..
That's the answer to everything from the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy right?

 

[ShadowTale]

I found this when I was looking up the whole "water is the only thing that expands when frozen" thing.



by Retric

Water is not the only substance that expands when frozen.

The following elements expand when frozen: Gallium, Germanium and Plutonium.

There is also a wide range of molecules that expand when frozen. What's really less well known about water is it expands right before it freezes (4C - 0C) which significantly inhibits lakes from freezing in the winter by creating a large boundary layer.


by adw

The converse, negative thermal expansion ceramics like zirconium tungstate, are fascinating materials; they shrink when you heat them.

It's all to do with low-frequency vibrational modes, but if I started talking about mode Gruneisen parameters I'd start boring the arse off all of you and, what's worse, giving myself flashbacks...

 

[Splyth]

I found out that water is the ultimate solvant. why? because the unique structure of H20 pulls whatever is in it apart. Molecule by molecule.

 

[ReaperzXIII]

My teacher told me water doesn't conduct electricity, POKEMON LIED TO ME!!!