Explain this to me.

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thread starter OO7THIS Feb 10 2010 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

"when you have a box of cookies that has infinite number of cookies in it. You can have as many cookies as you like. Then, some other kids find out that you have this box of cookies and take some. You can still have JUST as many cookies as you had before, but the thing is... it's not all yours anymore." Does this make any sense to you guys? If it does or not, please explain.

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myknotsdontfit 02/10/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

It's pretty self-explanatory. It's not all yours because you had to share.

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Arannax 02/10/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Just sell it for 1b. 0_o Screw cookies id rather buy women =D

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Humanmango 02/10/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I think it would be better phrased as "not only yours anymore".

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intimacy 02/10/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

that is the worst analogy for sharing ever.

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andylihoa 02/10/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

ah... when have we gotten into 4D physics? when you take an imaginary number from infinity, you get infinity and a positive number. I'm pretty shure that's wrong and waiting for 3rd year calculus students to flame me.

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HoneyCow 02/10/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] intimacy : that is the worst analogy for sharing ever. [/quote] this person speaks the truth

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Joopiex3 02/10/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Ah, the end of world hunger is near. This is what it means.

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kikin123456 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

If theyre exactly the same flavored size why would i care? Edit: XD, Same flavored,size cookies

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OO7THIS 02/10/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] intimacy : that is the worst analogy for sharing ever. [/quote] That's what I think to. Can you please explain why?

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Blazeeeee 02/10/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] Arannax : Just sell it for 1b. 0_o Screw cookies id rather buy women =D [/quote] What the hell? OT: Yes, because some of the cookies were eaten by other people, therefore all the cookies are not yours anymore because you shared.

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Joopiex3 02/10/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

But what I think is quite awkward about the statement is that it cannot be all yours since there is an infinite amount. So infinity has no end so in no possible way can one contain infinity o.o my huge fail of a guess.

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myknotsdontfit + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] OO7THIS : That's what I think to. Can you please explain why? [/quote] Lol it puts sharing in a negative light by denoting and slightly promoting a certain sense of selfishness. Also, there's not going to be an infinite number of anything, sharing requires you to gift away a part of your limited possession. Or at least that's how I read it.

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Yolkazooma + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

X = number of cookies taken from you I = infinity (number of cookies you have remaining) To determine what fraction is NOT yours, just do a fraction of cookies taken over cookies total: X / (I + X) Since infinity is on the bottom, the mathematical limit would be 0. Since a fraction of zero has been taken from you, you still have all of the cookies, mathematically speaking of course. Then again, you could just eat what was taken.

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OO7THIS 02/10/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] myknotsdontfit : Lol it puts sharing in a negative light by denoting and slightly promoting a certain sense of selfishness. Also, there's not going to be an infinite number of anything, sharing requires you to gift away a part of your limited possession. Or at least that's how I read it. [/quote] I see. Thank you myknotsdontfit :D!

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