
| Jackarunda #1320672 2 months ago |
XD |
| Anonymous #1320679 2 months ago |
inb4 argument about equivalence of 4.999~ and 5 |
| AwfulWeatherman #1320683 2 months ago |
It's the "icon" pictures that REALLY make this. |
| CogWeaver #1320692 2 months ago |
@679
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| AppleDash #1320711 2 months ago |
Is exactly 49.999 repeating even experimentally possible? In theory it would be but it seems to me that it would be a 1 in infinity chance of happening. |
| Anonymous #1320714 2 months ago |
@711 If you have 50 apples, then you have 49.999~ apples exactly. Mathematically, those two are identical. That's what @679 was referring to. People who can't grasp this tend to argue about it, even though it's been proven in every field of mathematics. |
| CogWeaver #1320717 2 months ago |
@AppleDash
It's kinda like the last digit of Pi actually being 4 (or 8 if you wanna go the Tau route) |
| Anonymous #1320721 2 months ago |
But since this isn't a discrete measurement, you still wouldn't be able to record how much water there is to infinite figures, so either way that can't happen. |
| picard #1320739 2 months ago |
@AppleDash: You might as well wonder as well if exactly 50 is even experimentally possible. Or any other real value between 0 and 100, for that matter.
Fun fact about continuous statistics: When you randomly pick a real number between 0 and 100, the probability for every single value x in [0,100] is exactly 0. And still, one of these values will be the result, even though it had probability zero. |
| Jackarunda #1320747 2 months ago |
the probability of picking any single value when you pick a float in a range is 0 because there are infinite floats available in that range.
1 / ∞ = 0 |
| WhirlyWillow #1320773 2 months ago |
I want this one my wall.... |
| Anonymous #1320786 2 months ago |
Keep in mind that in reality, we could theoretically determine the exact percentage of water if we were to consider the planck length. Because distances shorter than this aren't possible, we could count the exact number of planck lengths that the water fills, compared to the total number of planck lengths in the glass.
This is neglecting quantum phenomena that would cause the answer to continually change. |
| AppleDash #1320788 2 months ago |
Eh... statistics mess me up. I'll stick with physics, thank you. |
| Everypony #1320911 2 months ago |
This is perfect |
| Anonymous #1320975 2 months ago |
NO! NO! NOT MATHS AGAIN! (Mental Abuse Towards Horses/Humans) |
| Anonymous #1320978 2 months ago |
@786 Eh I recall that the theoretical significance of the plank length is due to quantum phenomena so they seem rather improper to ignore. |
| majob #1321390 2 months ago |
Math hurts my brain |
| Anoymous #1321662 2 months ago |
Far Side's was better. |
| Anonymous #1321861 2 months ago |
rainbow dash has the idea |
| Anonymous #1322235 2 months ago |
Chrysalis: I am the glass! |
| picard #1322516 2 months ago |
Molestia: "Forget the glass and worship my ass already!" |
| picard #1322564 2 months ago |
Nightmare Moon: "The drink will last FOREVER!"
Vinyl Scratch: *wub wub wub* Diamond Tiara: "This is MY glass. If you want something to drink, buy your own!" Shining Armor: "Twilight, I'll be marrying this glass." |
| Anonymous #1323057 2 months ago |
Trixie: "Anything you can drink, I can drink better!" |
| Anonymous #1323116 2 months ago |
Bon Bon: "I didn't put this in my glass." |
| Anonymous #1323146 2 months ago |
Roboshi: Imma favorite this glass either way. |
| Anonymous #1323174 2 months ago |
49.99999... = 50 (seriously)
instead she could say something like, the glass is 100% full, half in the liquid state and half in the gas state |
| Anonymous #1323215 2 months ago |
Spike:Hey! I ordered a bowl of turquoise! |
| picard #1323274 2 months ago |
Pony hater: "This glass is gay and everybody who drinks from it is gay as well." |
| Anonymous #1323275 2 months ago |
Sweetie Belle: *water spilled everywhere* "Dumb glass!"
Chrysalis: *two glasses* Woona: *nicely folded cartographer's drinking cup* |
| Anonymous #1323506 2 months ago |
Jokes on you, Twilight would say it's completely full. |
| picard #1326403 2 months ago |
^ I thought that's what discorded Applejack would say. |
| Anonymous #1326443 2 months ago |
@174 That's the point. |
| TheLoneLampman #1326886 2 months ago |
Is Twilight taking into account the moisture content of the air? Are there contaminants in the water? |
| Anonymous #1327137 2 months ago |
Big Macintosh: "Eeyup."
Discorded Fluttershy: *splash* "... your face!" Discorded Rarity: "MINE!" Discorded Pinkie Pie: "I hate water." |
| Roxxas #1328695 2 months ago |
I did a smiler joke line.
Mine were Optimist- half full Pessimist- half empty Science!- similer to twi's Thirsty- drinks contesnts, "Empty!" &*&% -"I ordered a cheeseburger!" |
| Anonymous #1353265 2 months ago |
This comment section is 100% Twilight Sparkle approved. |