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In response to "If you take a boston creme donut, and slice it into thirds, and then put the 3 slices together again ... do you have one donut? -- nm" by Beryllium

Yes, but you can't cut a slice to = 0.333... because it's impossible. You can cut it to 1/3 though.

Posted by JaxSean (aka JaxSean) Mar 5 '10, 13:37

just because we "understand" them to be the same thing doesn't mean they are.

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what you are saying means, as a corollary, that it is impossible to sum an infinite series to a whole number. - TFox Mar 5, 13:42 1
- I was going to ask this. What's the proof that 1/3=0.333...? -- nm - Max Mar 5, 13:43
I say the answer is false either way - you still get bits of creme and chocolate on the knife -- nm - Beryllium Mar 5, 13:38 1
- (Bery win) -- nm - TFox Mar 5, 13:38

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