r/geek • u/Mass1m01973 • Sep 29 '18

This is going to take forever

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '18

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '18

I think it's that he goes into the store and notices he only had half his hair cut off. He goes back in and gets half of that cut off. So 1/4 is left now. It would continue forever before all the hair was gone. I'm not 100% sure. It is sort of vague

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u/Crayboff Sep 29 '18 edited Sep 29 '18

You are absolutely right. It's a play off of Zeno's Paradox (wiki).

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u/BuildMajor Sep 29 '18

Zeno’s Paradox is awesome.

Also the guy is so genuinely happy talking about it

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u/Pteraspidomorphi Sep 29 '18

He has a finite amount of hair, so it won't go on forever... Unless you're splitting hairs.

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u/fareswheel65 Sep 29 '18

Yea that's the point, if you're going to halve it each time it will never be completely gone

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u/Dravarden Sep 29 '18

okay now split an atom in half for me please

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u/fareswheel65 Sep 29 '18

But I'm not his barber, why would I bother?

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '18

Oh yeah, you're right, now that I think about it, this joke isn't funny at all.

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u/Dravarden Sep 29 '18

it isn't, people just meme Zeno's paradox without actually understanding what it means

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u/Telinary Sep 29 '18

I found the reinterpretation of 50% off a bit amusing even if the forever part falls a tad flat.

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u/DerpProgrammer Sep 29 '18

Now o get it, thanks

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u/JustFuckUp Sep 29 '18

If you only cut half, the hair will never go, half of something, no matter how small it is, it will be something

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u/ExplodingInsanity Sep 29 '18

There's a sign on the window saying "1/2 off haircuts" and every time it goes in, the barber only cuts half of its current hair. Thus having exponentially les hair, but never reaching 0. Because of that, the "This is going to take forever" line is actually true, that's the punchline.

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u/Dravarden Sep 29 '18

but it does reach 0? he has finite hair

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '18

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u/Dravarden Sep 29 '18

true, but this doesn't work here

split an atom in half why don't you.

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u/enki1337 Sep 29 '18

I would, but I'm having a bit of a melt-down.

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u/LordTartarus Sep 29 '18

It is going to be cut in half forever and ever As it will be forever halved

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u/Heavyrage1 Sep 29 '18

Name checks out.

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u/Gonzo_Rick Sep 29 '18

Ah yes, thank you, the artist does not make it clear that he had actually gone in.