You'd be surprised how often I see people justify 2 + 2 = 5 with "2.4 (rounded down to two) plus 2.4 (rounded down to two) equals 4.8 (rounded up to five)."
No, you fucking jackass. 2 is not 2.4. 2 is 2. This logic is how bridges collapse.
Tenths matter. And hundredths, and thousandths... even millionths....
I'm not kidding either. Someone in this thread is alive today because engineers, techs, and machinists (including tool & die) paid attention to those fractions.
You summed it up fairly well. My professor’s joke pokes fun at how an illogical basis can get you there, but it’s usually a reference to 1984: along with “war is peace”, “freedom is slavery”, and other such party slogans, Winston Smith wonders if they’ll declare 2+2=5 and everyone will believe it just because of the perceived consensus.
What’s the problem? Two plus Two equals nine, new math.
You'd be surprised how often I see people justify 2 + 2 = 5 with "2.4 (rounded down to two) plus 2.4 (rounded down to two) equals 4.8 (rounded up to five)."
No, you fucking jackass. 2 is not 2.4. 2 is 2. This logic is how bridges collapse.
Trans logic.
They never done successfully credit or risk analysis.....
Tenths matter. And hundredths, and thousandths... even millionths....
I'm not kidding either. Someone in this thread is alive today because engineers, techs, and machinists (including tool & die) paid attention to those fractions.
Lol wow…
I had a college math professor who would joke about this by saying:
I never understood that line. My above quote is my attempt at explaining what it was supposed to mean.
You summed it up fairly well. My professor’s joke pokes fun at how an illogical basis can get you there, but it’s usually a reference to 1984: along with “war is peace”, “freedom is slavery”, and other such party slogans, Winston Smith wonders if they’ll declare 2+2=5 and everyone will believe it just because of the perceived consensus.
That is why the pushed the new math.