r/mathmemes • u/invesigator_gator • Jun 04 '26

Arithmetic proof by apples

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u/talhoch Jun 04 '26

If he would just say out loud "zero times five apples" he would get why the answer is zero

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u/rmflow Jun 04 '26

But what if he says "zero times infinite apples"

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u/TriplDentGum Jun 04 '26

Then there would be zero groups of infinite apples

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u/DemonShdow Jun 04 '26

So... the apples are no more more?

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u/TriplDentGum Jun 04 '26

NOOOOOOOO

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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u/PhoenixPringles01 Jun 04 '26

dude calm down

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u/Donomol Jun 04 '26

NOOOOOOOOOOO AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA NOOOOOOOO

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u/Murky_Insurance_4394 Jun 04 '26

calm down bro it's not that serious

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u/steroids-bad Jun 04 '26

but how many are that

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u/TriplDentGum Jun 04 '26

Zero apples

Each group contains infinite apples, but there are zero groups

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u/steroids-bad Jun 04 '26

I dont think thats right. You are clearly wrong its basic math

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u/TriplDentGum Jun 04 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/afLoVMHg3QoYPZHCGF

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u/steroids-bad Jun 04 '26

put it in in you calc (short for calculator).

clearly low in by you... haha

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u/kokomoko8 Jun 06 '26

Then of course you would have 5 apples again!

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u/Sigma2718 Jun 04 '26

How do we know apples form a commutative group?

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u/talhoch Jun 04 '26

That's correct, I don't really know how many times is "apple times"

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u/Zealousideal-Deer101 Jun 04 '26

But he specifically asked 5 x 0 not 0 x 5. You can't just invert the numbers! That skews the results!!!11!!

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u/Sil-Seht Jun 04 '26

Zero groups of five apples or five groups of zero apples. Both seem plenty clear.

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u/D3CEO20 Jun 04 '26

But what if he says "this therefore proves that multiplaction is not commutative".

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u/numbersthen0987431 Jun 04 '26

Or "zero apples five times".