A (famous?) Paradox: Say you have a sand heap containing 1m sand grains. If you remove one sand grain it still counts as a heap because it still has 999,999 sand grains. So if you continue to remove one at a time is the last grain a heap of sand? I found this interesting...this is rare lol because most paradoxes i hear are quite stupid. What are your thoughts? In case I get low effort comments...:
I want someone to feel so passionate about me as the cat does playing that. On topic, you should try doing that with an ant hill.
No and here is why, Definition of heap noun: * an untidy collection of objects placed haphazardly on top of each other. * a large amount or number of. adverb: * a great deal. verb: * put (objects or a loose substance) in a heap. * direct a great deal of praise, abuse, criticism, etc. at (someone or something). Edit* That's why the sentence, "there are heaps of cat on the internet" , does not work lol
You say that it's rare, yet you say it's rare because most paradoxes are stupid, according to you. Why is it rare? That's a paradox in and of itself.
There is an answer, a heap is defined as objects (not object) on top of eachother which means either when no grains are on top or when it's reduced to one grain it's no longer a heap.
Where did you get that definition? I searched multiple sources, and non just said "objects on top of each other". Most include words like disordered , or haphazard. If you had two grains of sand, one on top of the other, would you call that a heap?
I'd say no as you'd have to pretty carefully place one grain of sand on the other so it'd b a placement or stack of sand not a heap
Once the grains of sand no longer create the haphazard 'heap' or pile, and are spread out, your heap is gone. Could be 900,000 or 900, depends on your surface . If you had a Barrel OF Monkeys, and took one out, you'd now have a Barrel WITH Monkeys.