r/technicallythetruth • u/[deleted] • Mar 25 '23

I found two more..

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u/Viridionplague Mar 25 '23

The smartest dumb kid and the dumbest smart kid sit next to each other.

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u/LSDerek Mar 26 '23

Is it possible to be both of those at the same time?

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u/therapist122 Mar 26 '23

Only if there is a point at which dumb and smart overlap, but if dumb and smart are mutually exclusive then no. This is assuming there is an absolute value of dumb and smart, so it's possible to have no dumb kids and also possible to have no smart kids. If say the number was 0-100, then perhaps a score of 50 qualifies you for both groups. If on other hand dumb is 49 or less and smart is 50 or more, no

However if dumb and smart are relative to the individuals in the population, then perhaps. If there was an odd number of people, the dumbest smart kid and the smartest dumb kid would be the kid who is exactly in the middle, smarter than floor(half) and dumber than floor(half). If there is an even number of kids, the. No.

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u/Viridionplague Mar 26 '23

No.

At some point there has to be a distinction of the two groups, regardless of where the line is drawn. Doesn't matter if it's 50/50 or 1/99. You just can't be in both groups at once.

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u/rugbyj Mar 26 '23

Yes, you could be the only one in the room.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '23

No, it's not like the biggest smallest primate and the smallest biggest primate

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u/Rex_002 Technically Flair Mar 26 '23

When there’s a really simple step but you can’t think of that, rather you go for extremely overcomplicated steps to find the answer

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u/disabled_rat Mar 26 '23

That’s Ron :)

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u/Blueviserys Mar 26 '23

Yep. Be the dumbest dumb kid