[math-fun] An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar
An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar. First mathematician goes up to the bartender and orders a pint. Second mathematician orders half a pint. Third mathematician orders a quarter pint. Fourth mathematician orders an eighth pint. Fifth mathematician orders a sixteenth pint. Bartender says, "stop right there, here are two pints. The problem with you mathematicians is you need to know your limits." Brent
If the bar is in the lobby of the Hilbert Hotel, then each mathematician can point to the next in line and say "He's/she's paying." Jim On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 1:32 PM Brent Meeker <meekerdb@verizon.net> wrote:
An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar.
First mathematician goes up to the bartender and orders a pint. Second mathematician orders half a pint. Third mathematician orders a quarter pint. Fourth mathematician orders an eighth pint. Fifth mathematician orders a sixteenth pint.
Bartender says, "stop right there, here are two pints. The problem with you mathematicians is you need to know your limits."
Brent
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An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar. First mathematician goes up to the bartender and orders a pint. Second mathematician orders two pints. Third mathematician orders three pints. Fourth mathematician orders four pints. Fifth mathematician orders five pints. Bartender says, "Stop right there! at the rate you're going, you'll owe me a twelfth of a pint." -- Mike Stay - metaweta@gmail.com http://math.ucr.edu/~mike https://reperiendi.wordpress.com
Assuming beer is a solution, some poor mathematician down the line will not get "beer," but maybe a water molecule or an alcohol molecule or a hops molecule or something. Who is the last one to actually get beer? On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 11:32 AM Brent Meeker <meekerdb@verizon.net> wrote:
An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar.
First mathematician goes up to the bartender and orders a pint. Second mathematician orders half a pint. Third mathematician orders a quarter pint. Fourth mathematician orders an eighth pint. Fifth mathematician orders a sixteenth pint.
Bartender says, "stop right there, here are two pints. The problem with you mathematicians is you need to know your limits."
Brent
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An order of magnitude estimate is the base-two log of Avogadro's constant -- so, in the 70s somewhere. On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 2:35 PM Kerry Mitchell <lkmitch@gmail.com> wrote:
Assuming beer is a solution, some poor mathematician down the line will not get "beer," but maybe a water molecule or an alcohol molecule or a hops molecule or something. Who is the last one to actually get beer?
On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 11:32 AM Brent Meeker <meekerdb@verizon.net> wrote:
An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar.
First mathematician goes up to the bartender and orders a pint. Second mathematician orders half a pint. Third mathematician orders a quarter pint. Fourth mathematician orders an eighth pint. Fifth mathematician orders a sixteenth pint.
Bartender says, "stop right there, here are two pints. The problem with you mathematicians is you need to know your limits."
Brent
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