Author Topic: Paradoxes  (Read 6912 times)

That avatar is mine and that saying is mine. :<
u dint make the say fool

also
I do not support the cowardice of Meekl, telling people not to jason on car. ¡Viva la Revolución!



Thats the best horror movie. Ever.
i loved the shining <3

A fleet-of-foot Achilles is unable to catch a plodding tortoise which has been given a head start, since during the time it takes Achilles to catch up to a given position, the tortoise has moved forward some distance.


To fail at being a failure

this is a rule: This rule states that every rule has atleast one exception
The exception to this rule being that it has no exception.

This thing can not be descriped in under eleven words.
I just used ten words to describe this thing by saying that it couldn't be described in under eleven words

This thing can not be descriped in under eleven words.
I just used ten words to describe this thing by saying that it couldn't be described in under eleven words
No, you used ten words to describe it. Not descripe.

Nobody goes to that restaurant; it's too crowded.

Don't go near the water 'til you have learned how to swim.

The man who wrote such a stupid sentence can not write at all.

If you get this message, call me, and if you don't get it, don't call

Duck, that last one is easy.

No, you used ten words to describe it. Not descripe.
forget YOU ( lol )

Are you 120% positive?

turning a light off and on quickly always burns out the tungsten

Is bad news for people who like bad news good news?

Is bad news for people who like bad news good news?

Good News for People Who Love Bad News isn't a bad album. Modest Mouse <3

But your post about achilles and the turtle kinda failed. Even if the turtle had a head start achilles would eventually catch up, he runs faster. Doesn't matter if the turtle is still going, he's slower. If you start walking and 5 minutes later someone starts running after you, they'll catch up.

Good News for People Who Love Bad News isn't a bad album. Modest Mouse <3

But your post about achilles and the turtle kinda failed. Even if the turtle had a head start achilles would eventually catch up, he runs faster. Doesn't matter if the turtle is still going, he's slower. If you start walking and 5 minutes later someone starts running after you, they'll catch up.

Yeah, that's where I got it from.

Of course Achilles would overtake the tortoise, but can you explain why? It makes sense that no matter how slowly the tortoise moves forward, Achilles just catches up more swiftly than the tortoise.

Explain mathematically why Achilles will overtake the turtle.

Yeah, that's where I got it from.

Of course Achilles would overtake the tortoise, but can you explain why? It makes sense that no matter how slowly the tortoise moves forward, Achilles just catches up more swiftly than the tortoise.

Explain mathematically why Achilles will overtake the turtle.

Achilles mph = 10
Turtle mph = 1

I did it mathematically, do I win?