I actually laughed the first time she told me this. But no, she is German and her father was a Nazi sympathizer during the war. She also does not believe in vaccinating her children because she believes that vaccines are a way to experiment on the populace. Ironic, coming from a neo-Nazi, huh?interspark said:interesting theory, hell of a set up i must admitt. has it occured to you she may have been joking?rescuer86 said:Dumbest thing I have ever heard in person? I know a college educated woman who believes that the Holocaust never happened. It is just a conspiracy created by the Jews to help them take over the world.
Too true, i would like to add a Disclaimer that I do not consider Americans to be stupid, examples of mis-informed people roaming the streets can be found ANYWHERE. Idiocy is a global phenomenonZayren said:Oh god, so much this video.socialmenace42 said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE
Not just stupid but some of the funniest ignorance I've ever seen
But also people who take this video and go,"Lololol Americans sure are stupid!"
Mate, that is just not true. Think of it in a mathematical way; an asymptotal curve hits the y axis at infinity, because its equation is y=1/x, so when x is 0, y is equal to infinity.Ekonk said:Basic math fail. Our entire mathematical system is built upon/based upon the zero, and you can't divide by it. If you could, the whole system would never have worked/existed in the first place and we would probably live in a very odd universe.milkoy said:You can divide by zero; the result is infinity.Sennz0r said:I once heard someone try to explain to our maths teacher that you can in fact divide by 0, using dividing pizza to further explain his theory. It was so stupid I can't even remember the specifics.
EDIT: I qualify Milkoy's post for this thread!
That giant stone penis?likalaruku said:There was this foreigner who insisted that Seattle was in Washington DC, & yes, he did specify DC & the white house & all. I know he's a forgeigner, but he was adamant about it & obviously put no research into his claim. Guess which DC monument he thinks the Space Needle is?
I seem to remember quite vividly that the whole point of 'asymptotic' (spelling?) was that it would get closer and closer to the axis, but never actually hit it.milkoy said:Mate, that is just not true. Think of it in a mathematical way; an asymptotal curve hits the y axis at infinity, because its equation is y=1/x, so when x is 0, y is equal to infinity.Ekonk said:Basic math fail. Our entire mathematical system is built upon/based upon the zero, and you can't divide by it. If you could, the whole system would never have worked/existed in the first place and we would probably live in a very odd universe.milkoy said:You can divide by zero; the result is infinity.Sennz0r said:I once heard someone try to explain to our maths teacher that you can in fact divide by 0, using dividing pizza to further explain his theory. It was so stupid I can't even remember the specifics.
EDIT: I qualify Milkoy's post for this thread!
http://www.revisioncentre.co.uk/gcse/maths/1overx.gif
Thats a picture showing what I mean.
Yes; it hits it at infinity. When you divide 1 by zero. Q.E.DEkonk said:I seem to remember quite vividly that the whole point of 'asymptotic' (spelling?) was that it would get closer and closer to the axis, but never actually hit it.
Of course, dealing with infinity is a bit hard since it's a very abstract thing.
Well it is 12rt45... WAIT A MINUTE!WafflesToo said:"Hey guys, what is YOUR password?"
Hey man, I was always taught it was impossible to divide by zero. Also, you use circular logic. You're saying that 1/0 = infinity. You defend this by saying that an asymptotic line hits at infinity, and you back this up by saying 1/0 = infinity. Am I missing something here?milkoy said:Yes; it hits it at infinity. When you divide 1 by zero. Q.E.DEkonk said:I seem to remember quite vividly that the whole point of 'asymptotic' (spelling?) was that it would get closer and closer to the axis, but never actually hit it.
Of course, dealing with infinity is a bit hard since it's a very abstract thing.
And also, your point about how "we would probably live in a very odd universe" also hardly has any merit. For example, if you take a black hole, it, at its singularity, scientifically, has an volume of zero, as, with current measurements, the result will always be zero, nothing you can do about it. This means that it has an infinite density, from p=m/v, hence its massive gravity.
Dividing by zero is something that must be taken into account in physics, the laws break down when zeros and infinities are introduced.
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Also, I think it was a bit of a fucking dick move to go and call what I said "The Stupidest Thing You've Ever Heard", when you have got no actual evidence to prove me wrong, and then, when I go and show I am right, you go and brush it off.
Hmmm... What's that supposed to mean? Let's figure this shit out..bwaremypower said:If it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college.
damn ninjadmilkoy said:You can divide by zero; the result is infinity.Sennz0r said:I once heard someone try to explain to our maths teacher that you can in fact divide by 0, using dividing pizza to further explain his theory. It was so stupid I can't even remember the specifics.