Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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2+2=4 but what if 4 didn't exist? (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Then you have modular arithmetic.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

2+2=1

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you’re working in modulo 3 arithmetic.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

because 4 doesn't exist...

...I suppose it could also be 10.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

or 11 if 3 doesn't exist either

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