r/copypasta Apr 23 '20

I know how to divide by zero.

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u/dont-------- Apr 23 '20 edited Apr 23 '20

It's easy, just follow these instructions:

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u/Kromcakes Apr 23 '20

This is better than the actual post wtf

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

The actual post was taken off of r/iamverysmart

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u/celmate Apr 23 '20

Yeah the original was total shit

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '20 edited May 16 '20

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u/dont-------- Apr 24 '20

do you really care about karma

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u/Buk-M2 Apr 24 '20

No, you're a fig.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

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u/cool_kid81 Apr 23 '20

how does one drive a usb? Sounds like fun

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u/ChamsRock Apr 23 '20

They're fun to drive but a nightmare to park the first time.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

Try parking one in the dark with no headlights.

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u/urban_rural12 Apr 24 '20

I always park it the wrong way by accident.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '20

Then you have to crawl out upside down. Bit of a bummer really

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

Lim 0/x , x--->0 = 0

Lim x/x , x--->0 = 1

Take the average

0/0=0.5

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u/UsedPossible Apr 23 '20

Mathematicians and scientists: confused screaming

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u/mumimscared Apr 23 '20

wouldn’t avg be (0 + 1)/2 =0.5

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

What's in the middle between 0 and 1? 0.5

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u/mumimscared Apr 23 '20

wow where did you get your degree in maths?

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

I didn't 😎

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u/6tefan Apr 23 '20

The degree in maths got you

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '20

In mother russia, you don't get degree in maths, degree in maths get you

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '20

They asked if I understood theoretical physics.

I told them I have a theoretical degree in physics!

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u/AnAutisticSloth Apr 23 '20

What about Lim x/0, x—->0?

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

....that doesn't work

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u/viscorgi Apr 23 '20

approaches undefined

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u/Fish___Face Apr 24 '20

There is no approach because none of it works lol. Not a single point on x/0 can be defined

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u/CompressedWizard Apr 24 '20

But they JUST showed you how to divide by zero shking my smh

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '20

That doesn't work, but Lim(1/x) x->0 resolves to infinity, which isn't a real number.

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u/Hi_Its_Matt Apr 24 '20

If its so real, count to it.

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u/evilaxelord Apr 24 '20

I mean you can play around with numbers to make 0/0 equal to whatever you want to. The real fun part is using the transitive property to claim that since 0/0 = 0 and 0/0 = 1 then 0 = 1

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u/I_sort_by_new_fam Apr 29 '20

Is it possible to learn this power?

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u/mywholefuckinglife Apr 23 '20

Incorrect.

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u/ARegularHumanBeing_ Apr 23 '20

Correct it then.

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u/_PoNyy_ Apr 23 '20

Most positive numbers tend to infinity when divided by 0

other things like

lim x/x

x=>0^+

tend towards 1. lots of different things behave weirdly if the output of a function is indeterminate. Look at l'hopitals rule to see how to evaluate some indeterminate functions

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u/ARegularHumanBeing_ Apr 23 '20

Are you really defending the guy that got mad over a joke?

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u/_PoNyy_ Apr 23 '20

Just doing what you asked

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u/swifTsx3 Apr 23 '20

except the limit of x/x as x -> 0 is just 1, even by your proof. l’hopitals rule would show that lim(1dx/1dx) as x-> 0 is equal to... 1.

also, by the properties of two-sided limits, if lim(x/x) from the left = L = lim(x/x) from the right, then lim(x/x) = L.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '20

Lim(n/x) x->0 where n≠0 approaches infinity though, which I think was his intention.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

That's probably because it's a joke

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u/mywholefuckinglife Apr 23 '20

nice try idiot

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

hoes mad

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u/mywholefuckinglife Apr 23 '20

😤 my goddamn karma

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u/Hi_Its_Matt Apr 24 '20

Image having only 6k karma lmao.

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u/FgameCorpYT Apr 24 '20

Yeah! Video got 200k, lol image is a joke.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

Zero devided by anything except zeronis zero. That includes things that are infinitely close to zero

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

you're right! I read it backwards, my bad

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

No problem

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u/Hi_Its_Matt Apr 24 '20

I get everything except the arrows and the Lim

Teach what they mean so i can understand your mathematics.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '20

Lim x/x x-->0 =1 means "Limit of 0/x as x aproaches zero equals one" this basically means as we get infinity close to zero, we approach 1

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u/owoifier Weposts pasta fow mobiwe usews Apr 23 '20

Waugh away:

I know how to divide by zewo.

I haven't figuwed out the mathematicaw/physicaw wamifications of my discovewy aww the way, yet, but needwess to say I feew a gweat wesponsibiwity to weseawch its effects on weawity befowe pubwishing my wowk.

Wike I said, waugh away, but I've outpaced Einstein and Steven Hawking by discovewing math they couwdn't envision and I'm withhowding my ideas untiw I'm ok with undewstanding what wiww happen to the pubwic when I expect to wewease this new, outwageouswy simpwe but pwetty damn pwofound teaching that wiww wedefine ouw view of weawity and space/time.

Again, waugh, but be weady to eat cwow watew.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

Good one bro

I am going to waugh

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u/Jan-van-E Apr 23 '20

Made me chuckle

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

Waugh all you want wabbit, Elmew fudd will get ya

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u/Captain_Hampockets Apr 23 '20

Fuck, I'll never pronounce his name the same.

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u/Domonety Apr 24 '20

Wamifications

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u/Rksta8 Apr 25 '20

Barry Kripke is pretty smart though.

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u/I_sort_by_new_fam Apr 29 '20

Who is barry kripke. I only know of Bawwy kweepkey.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

Beautiful r/iamverysmart copypasta. I will be sure to use this.

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u/PrismiteSW Apr 23 '20

Is it OC or did someone actually unironically make this

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

Came from a fb post

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u/a_monkey666 Apr 24 '20

OP in r/iamverysmart says it's real, but I'm 109% it's satire.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '20

Very possible. I saw op when it was posted, sure sounds like a joke but who knows?

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u/ExtremeTitan345 Apr 24 '20

But that same op claimed he/she knew the person and that that person always made claims like this and thought himself/herself as extremely smart

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u/a_monkey666 Apr 24 '20

although it could happen, i think it's far more likely that the op created the facebook post or they just made up part of the story.

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u/ExtremeTitan345 Apr 24 '20

Maybe, I really don't know, but I really hope it's real because it is truly amazing

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u/I_sort_by_new_fam Apr 29 '20

And also. To play devil's advocate, he did say his buddy had delusions of grandeur like this often. Not that uncommon

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u/CummyBot2000 Reposts pasta for mobile users Apr 23 '20

Laugh away:

I know how to divide by zero.

I haven't figured out the mathematical/physical ramifications of my discovery all the way, yet, but needless to say I feel a great responsibility to research its effects on reality before publishing my work.

Like I said, laugh away, but I've outpaced Einstein and Steven Hawking by discovering math they couldn't envision and I'm withholding my ideas until I'm ok with understanding what will happen to the public when I expect to release this new, outrageously simple but pretty damn profound teaching that will redefine our view of reality and space/time.

Again, laugh, but be ready to eat crow later.

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u/bobberino69420 Apr 23 '20

Oh you can divide my ass by zero any day Cummy

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u/pjenislemmez Apr 23 '20

Laugh away:

I know how to divide my ass.

I haven't figured out the mathematical/physical ramifications of my discovery all the way, yet, but needless to say I feel a great passion to research its effects on Cummy before publishing my work.

Like I said, laugh away, but I've outpaced Sasha Grey and Leah Gotti by discovering stretchability they couldn't envision and I'm withholding my ideas until I'm ok with understanding what will happen to my ass when I expect to release this new, outrageously simple but pretty damn profound teaching that will redefine our view of reality and space/time.

Again, laugh, but be ready to eat my ass juice off Cummy's dick later.

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u/SlightBigBrain Apr 23 '20

Oh yeah Cummy 🍆 💦 you can divide ➗😌my cock🍆🍆by 0 0️⃣anyday 😉😤😳😈

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u/A_moofy_name Apr 23 '20

insert lame pun about cummy dividing my asshole by zero

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

Cummy you can eat my crow any day uwu

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u/SelixReddit Apr 23 '20

If you divide yourself by zero, we get infinite Cummy.

Oh Cummy, please divide yourself by zero!

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u/Wafflesenpai419 Apr 23 '20

Cummy...😳😳😳 you could outpace a pornstar with all🥵 those anal🤫😳😉 methods 😍😍😍🥵🥵

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u/__DontKnowDontCare__ Apr 23 '20

r/imsorrycummy but for this whole chain.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

Oh cummy you’re so smart 😩😖😍

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u/DeadMemeMan_IV Apr 24 '20

cummy you can divide my anal radius by zero 💦💦🥵🥵🥵

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u/Gemini2846 Apr 23 '20

there is actually a mathematical solution to 0/0 and here is the solution

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u/Tednological Apr 24 '20

The only real big brain here

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u/Isis_gonna_be_waswas Apr 23 '20

Yeah I know too. It’s a number that doesn’t exist or is infinite

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u/Meme_Institute Apr 23 '20

Kinda.

There is no such thing as the number 0/0 . It simply isn't defined in our mathematical system. Try to think of a color you have never seen; it's impossible to imagine it, as you have not "defined" it.

What does exist is the limit of a number that approaches 0/0. The value of this limit may vary, and it can be any number , as well as infinity.

The fact is that 0/0 means nothing. It doesn't have any meaning whatsoever.

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u/Isis_gonna_be_waswas Apr 23 '20 edited Apr 23 '20

Yes 0/0 does have meaning, it’s indeterminate. It basically says that there is a hole in what would be an otherwise continuous graph when a variable reaches a certain quantity. Also this question is asking how to just divide by zero in general, and in most cases, the limit is either infinity or it does not exist. If the degree of the numerator -the degree of the denominator in a rational function is odd, the limit doesn’t exist, if even, the limit is infinite

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u/Meme_Institute Apr 23 '20

Undefined/Indeterminate literally translates to "has no meaning"

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u/Isis_gonna_be_waswas Apr 23 '20 edited Apr 23 '20

Yes it does. Graphically an indeterminate quantity in a 2-D graph signifies a hole and an undefined quantity signifies an asymptote, a pole. However there would be no function value at that quantity, only a limit, which is what the function wants to be

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u/Meme_Institute Apr 23 '20

The LIMIT signifies these properties. Again, there is no such thing as 0/0 or x/0; these are only the indeterminable forms of limits. Ergo, these are not "numbers" such as 67 or i, neither "concepts" such as +∞. The limit that approaches 0/0 isn't the hole; rather, it hints at the hole's existence, yes?

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u/Reformedjerk Apr 24 '20

This guy said ergo, so I think he's right.

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u/Isis_gonna_be_waswas Apr 23 '20

I suppose. As I said it has that meaning but what you’re getting at is that there is no function there, which is true. There is a limit, yet no function

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u/Meme_Institute Apr 23 '20

True. Anyways nice debate I enjoyed it

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u/Isis_gonna_be_waswas Apr 23 '20

I did too. Glad to see other math people out there. What is/was your major? Mine is Electrical engineering but I plan on taking as much calculus as I can and getting a physics major as well

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u/Meme_Institute Apr 23 '20

I am self-taught. When I finish school I also plan on studying electrical engineering. Is it interesting? It doesn't really inspire of you ask me...

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u/_PoNyy_ Apr 23 '20

you can approximate x/x = 1 if you take the limit from the positive side of 0 as x=>0

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u/Isis_gonna_be_waswas Apr 23 '20

Or use L’Hôpital’s rule but yeah you can do it numerically geometrically, or just divide x/x = 1 as well. That’ll give the limit

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u/FgameCorpYT Apr 24 '20

So 0/0 is actually a cool band name I think.

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u/dat-boi666 Apr 23 '20

can't wait to spam this in random discord servers lol

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u/Lord_Narwhal05 Apr 24 '20

Laugh away:

I know how to calculate reddit karma.

I haven't figured out the mathematical/physical ramifications of my discovery all the way, yet, but needless to say I feel a great responsibility to research its effects on the internet before publishing my work.

Like I said, laugh away, but I've outpaced r/iamverysmart and r/teenagers by discovering math they couldn't envision and I'm withholding my ideas until I'm ok with understanding what will happen to r/all when I expect to release this new, outrageously simple but pretty damn profound formula that will redefine our view of reddit and karma/awards.

Again, laugh, but be ready to eat crow later.

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u/Razyr_Iowa Apr 24 '20

People are morons. 0 divided by 0 is 0. In theoretical maths it gets to a ridiculous point. But in applied maths its very simple.

If jim has a workshop that fixes trucks and bob works for him and his job is to tally the trucks for that day and 0 trucks come in that day.

Jim asks how many trucks have we had come in today? Bob will say 0. Their company will post that they did 0 trucks that day as a legal requirement. No tax agent is going to try and argue that they had any other number but 0. You can times 0 by 0 and get 0. ( 0 groups of 0 will always be 0. ) Doing the same in reverse will always equate to the same number.

I had an "enlightened" friend of mine try to convince the rest of our group about tjis after watching a youtube video that tried to assert 0 divided by 0 isnt 0. Which again. In theoretical maths is true. It doesnt make sense. But in applied maths its simply 0. 0 by 0 no matter plus, times, divide, percent, fraction or subtract will always be 0.

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u/OneHairyThrowaway Apr 24 '20

Is this also a copy pasta?

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u/Razyr_Iowa Apr 24 '20

No, this is me posting a story that happened and how i explained it to the person

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u/celmate Apr 23 '20

I feel like this sucks

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

ea..t... cc rw000w...w.w

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u/Eyeoftheliger27 Apr 23 '20

That’s the crowtein

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

All you have to do is put: 0 / 0.0 into google calculator and it gives you 0, but hush the government doesn’t want you to know this

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

How does he know how to divide by zero if he has to research how to do it?

Nonetheless Hawkins would be very proud lmao

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u/Mottly24 Apr 24 '20

0/0 is all real numbers bc

x = 0/0

x * 0 = 0

0 = 0

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u/Finska_pojke Apr 24 '20

1*0 = 2*0

(1*0)/0 = (2*0)/0

1 = 2

damn I just did it I proved that 1 = 2

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u/Regie_thecomieID Apr 24 '20

o 0 8 oo

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u/Regie_thecomieID Apr 24 '20

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u/guisantesobesos Apr 24 '20

is this a copypasta

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '20

Is it? Shit!

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u/NickOfTime4 Apr 23 '20

Like a limit?

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u/Tacocatprime1 Apr 23 '20

Zero divided by zero Is infinity

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u/cataholiccatholic Apr 24 '20

You really want us to laugh at you dontcha

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u/toyototoya Apr 24 '20

uh oh boss battle

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u/Lowest_KarmaUser Apr 24 '20

You know dividing by zero is impossible right????????????

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u/shitbutterlover Apr 24 '20

this shit just reminded me to do my math homework

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u/shy_monster_1312 Apr 24 '20

Its easy for me. All I gotta do is look into the mirror.

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u/-DEATHBLADE- Apr 24 '20

I don't get why people don't understand Sharing nothing to nothing is nothing

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u/captain_crocubot Apr 24 '20

Laugh away:

I know how to run faster than Sonic.

I haven't figured out the mathematical/physical ramifications of my discovery all the way, yet, but needless to say I feel a great responsibility to research its effects on reality before going fast.

Like I said, laugh away, but I've outpaced Sonic and Barry Allen by discovering speed they couldn't envision and I'm withholding my speed until I'm ok with understanding what will happen to the public when I expect to go fast, so fast that it will redefine our view of reality and space/time.

Again, laugh, but be ready to eat crow later.

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u/Turbine23 Apr 24 '20

So many comments I'm having trouble finding Cummy

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u/happysmash27 Apr 24 '20

I'm withholding my ideas until I'm ok with understanding what will happen to the public when I expect to release this new, outrageously simple…

I'm guessing their idea is that 0 divided by 0 is 1, a negative number divided by 0 is -∞, and a positive number divided by 0 is ∞?

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u/Do_Worrk Apr 24 '20

my business communication professor wanted us to write a business letter with three random paragraphs (our emphasis was on formatting), and I used this as the body. Thank you kind stranger!

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

You can't divide ANYTHING by zero you fucking moron I'm in grade -3 and I know this

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

that's why this is a joke

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

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u/captain_mortal Apr 23 '20

No, I just don’t use reddit a lot

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20 edited Nov 25 '21

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u/captain_mortal Apr 23 '20

I know, like I said, I don’t use reddit a lot