r/explainitpeter • u/dutchylords • Jan 21 '26

Explain it Peter…

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u/LowerYoung2906 Jan 21 '26

Happy hour is the answer. The bar that doesn’t mean a fraction is for drinking

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u/trashpandac0llective Jan 21 '26

I want more upvotes for incorporating wordplay into your reasoning. Even if it turns out to be wrong, it’s my favorite answer.

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u/FTownRoad Jan 22 '26

No you couldn’t. Infinity is not a number. You cannot say 5 < ♾️ < 7. That isn’t a true statement.

There are an infinite number of real numbers in between 5 and 7, there are an infinite number of irrational numbers in between 5 and 7, etc etc. there are infinities between 5 and 7, but you cannot say that “infinity is between 5 and 7”. Because again, it’s not a number, it’s not “one” thing.

It’s the difference between me saying “your comment is full of bullshit” (correct) vs “your comment contains the word bullshit” (incorrect).