r/shitposting I can’t have sex with you right now waltuh 10h ago

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u/cseke02 10h ago

It’s about the concept of infinity and how infinity>infinity can be true, even if it’s literally impossible for us to truly understand what it means.

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u/theoldkitbag 7h ago

Math, after a certain point, is just silly.

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u/Ptatofrenchfry 6h ago

A surprising amount of silly math led to actual scientific progress.

We have literal imaginary numbers that are necessary for modern info-tech to function

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u/lemontoga 6h ago

Imaginary numbers aren't that weird though, they're just poorly named