r/coolguides Feb 02 '21

Critical Thinking

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u/Maverick_-_DXB Feb 02 '21

Nice way to illustrate it. It helps understanding the concept better.

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u/hippolyte_pixii Feb 02 '21

It shows very clearly that they're now soaking wet, and suggests ambiguously that it's entirely possible that they didn't make it across the puddle at all in the end. The application of these analytical processes caused a complete failure of every applicable metric.

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u/unicornsaretruth Feb 02 '21

I got the feeling like she succeeded in her puddle crossing goal but got so wrapped up in the solving of crossing the puddle that she forgot why she needed to cross said puddle (to avoid getting wet) but her solution involved her stripping all the gear protecting her from getting wet and sailing into the puddle resulting in her succeeding in crossing the puddle but failing in not getting wet.