# This statement is false. (paradox thread) **URL:** \ **Category:** Unrelated Discussion\ **Created:** [October 25, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/this-statement-is-false-paradox-thread/31001 "2011-10-25T05:22:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![DanishSauce](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/danishsauce/32/906_2.png) [@DanishSauce](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DanishSauce)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2011, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/this-statement-is-false-paradox-thread/31001/41 "2011-10-29T08:00:33Z")
Depends on if your view on time is linear or circular. If you view time as a loop the paradox is created. If you view time as a line the traveller would create a split in the time line. The first one goes on as normal when he returns but in the second one he never goes back. ---
**Author:** ![Rika-chan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rika-chan/32/767_2.png) [@Rika-chan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rika-chan)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2011, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/this-statement-is-false-paradox-thread/31001/42 "2011-10-29T08:22:15Z")
> [@DanishSauce](#): > > Depends on if your view on time is linear or circular. If you view time as a loop the paradox is created. If you view time as a line the traveller would create a split in the time line. The first one goes on as normal when he returns but in the second one he never goes back. true, true. almost like the Schrodinger example, but with time traveling and not cats… well its totally UNRL but it still involves splittage. ---
**Author:** ![zerrubabbel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zerrubabbel/32/592_2.png) [@zerrubabbel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zerrubabbel)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/this-statement-is-false-paradox-thread/31001/43 "2011-10-30T20:37:09Z")
Paradoxes do not exist. ---
**Author:** ![I6ify](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/i6ify/32/531_2.png) [@I6ify](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/I6ify)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/this-statement-is-false-paradox-thread/31001/44 "2011-10-30T22:34:40Z")
> [@zerrubabbel](#): > > Paradoxes do not exist. lolwut. ---
**Author:** ![zerrubabbel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zerrubabbel/32/592_2.png) [@zerrubabbel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zerrubabbel)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/this-statement-is-false-paradox-thread/31001/45 "2011-10-30T22:44:30Z")
> [@I6ify](#): > > > [@zerrubabbel](#): > > > > Paradoxes do not exist. > > lolwut. Claiming paradoxes do not exist make that statement itself a paradox ---
**Author:** ![geckoguy05](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/geckoguy05/32/921_2.png) [@geckoguy05](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/geckoguy05)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/this-statement-is-false-paradox-thread/31001/46 "2011-10-30T23:07:25Z")
here are some good ones Can a man drown in the fountain of eternal life? Don’t go near the water 'til you have learned how to swim. Nobody goes to that restaurant; it’s too crowded Answer truthfully (yes or no) to the following question: Will the next word you say be ‘no’? If the temperature this morning is 0 degrees and the Weather Channel says, “it will be twice as cold tomorrow”, what will the temperature be? ---
**Author:** ![zerrubabbel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zerrubabbel/32/592_2.png) [@zerrubabbel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zerrubabbel)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 3:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/this-statement-is-false-paradox-thread/31001/47 "2011-11-01T03:41:50Z")
This one has an answer, but it’s incredible how blindly people will argue it If anything times 0 equals 0 And Anything times infinity equals infinity Then What does 0 times infinity equal? ---
**Author:** ![I6ify](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/i6ify/32/531_2.png) [@I6ify](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/I6ify)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/this-statement-is-false-paradox-thread/31001/48 "2011-11-01T05:04:19Z")
> [@zerrubabbel](#): > > This one has an answer, but it’s incredible how blindly people will argue it > > If anything times 0 equals 0 > And > Anything times infinity equals infinity > Then > What does 0 times infinity equal? Well, infinity is more of a concept, rather than an actual number… ---
**Author:** ![xaix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xaix/32/766_2.png) [@xaix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xaix)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/this-statement-is-false-paradox-thread/31001/49 "2011-11-01T11:19:04Z")
> [@zerrubabbel](#): > > This one has an answer, but it’s incredible how blindly people will argue it > > If anything times 0 equals 0 > And > Anything times infinity equals infinity > Then > What does 0 times infinity equal? It should be 0 because anything times 0 is 0 ---
**Author:** ![guitaryo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/guitaryo/32/830_2.png) [@guitaryo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/guitaryo)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/this-statement-is-false-paradox-thread/31001/50 "2011-11-01T11:27:29Z")
> [@zerrubabbel](#): > > This one has an answer, but it’s incredible how blindly people will argue it > > If anything times 0 equals 0 > And > Anything times infinity equals infinity > Then > What does 0 times infinity equal? Well, it’s not true that anything times infinity equals infinity, because 0 times infinity is equal to zero. Any quantity times zero is zero, so infinity times 0 gets you an amount of 0’s that goes on for infinity, the value is still zero. ---
**Author:** ![cardist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@cardist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cardist)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/this-statement-is-false-paradox-thread/31001/51 "2011-11-01T13:07:23Z")
A cat, along with a flask containing a poison and a radioactive source, is placed in a sealed box shielded against environmentally induced quantum decoherence. If an internal Geiger counter detects radiation, the flask is shattered, releasing the poison that kills the cat. The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics implies that after a while, the cat is simultaneously alive and dead. Yet, when we look in the box, we see the cat either alive or dead, not both alive and dead. ---
**Author:** ![I6ify](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/i6ify/32/531_2.png) [@I6ify](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/I6ify)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/this-statement-is-false-paradox-thread/31001/52 "2011-11-01T16:05:02Z")
> [@cardist](#): > > A cat, along with a flask containing a poison and a radioactive source, is placed in a sealed box shielded against environmentally induced quantum decoherence. If an internal Geiger counter detects radiation, the flask is shattered, releasing the poison that kills the cat. The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics implies that after a while, the cat is simultaneously alive and dead. Yet, when we look in the box, we see the cat either alive or dead, not both alive and dead. Skinner’s box? Nice. ---
**Author:** ![cardist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@cardist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cardist)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/this-statement-is-false-paradox-thread/31001/53 "2011-11-01T16:22:46Z")
> [@I6ify](#): > > > [@cardist](#): > > > > A cat, along with a flask containing a poison and a radioactive source, is placed in a sealed box shielded against environmentally induced quantum decoherence. If an internal Geiger counter detects radiation, the flask is shattered, releasing the poison that kills the cat. The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics implies that after a while, the cat is simultaneously alive and dead. Yet, when we look in the box, we see the cat either alive or dead, not both alive and dead. > > Skinner’s box? Nice. Schrodinger’s Cat ---
**Author:** ![I6ify](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/i6ify/32/531_2.png) [@I6ify](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/I6ify)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/this-statement-is-false-paradox-thread/31001/54 "2011-11-01T16:34:24Z")
> [@cardist](#): > > > [@I6ify](#): > > > > > [@cardist](#): > > > > > > A cat, along with a flask containing a poison and a radioactive source, is placed in a sealed box shielded against environmentally induced quantum decoherence. If an internal Geiger counter detects radiation, the flask is shattered, releasing the poison that kills the cat. The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics implies that after a while, the cat is simultaneously alive and dead. Yet, when we look in the box, we see the cat either alive or dead, not both alive and dead. > > > > Skinner’s box? Nice. > > Schrodinger’s Cat Whoops, my bad, Skinner’s box was the whole rat-pressing-buttons thing. ---
**Author:** ![patrickcondon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/patrickcondon/32/619950_2.png) [@patrickcondon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/patrickcondon)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/this-statement-is-false-paradox-thread/31001/55 "2011-11-01T16:44:53Z")
> [@CarlG](#): > > > [@jhb8426](#): > > > > Two Doctors walked into a bar, and the bartender said… :wink: > > I think i understand… > > literal metal bar? “Hey, it’s a pair 'a docs.” ---
**Author:** ![pickyourking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/59ef9b/32.png) [@pickyourking](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pickyourking)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/this-statement-is-false-paradox-thread/31001/56 "2011-11-01T17:14:45Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/5/1/a51a475028cb4d367f0485b36405ec1b489cabb7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Rika-chan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rika-chan/32/767_2.png) [@Rika-chan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rika-chan)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/this-statement-is-false-paradox-thread/31001/57 "2011-11-01T17:17:06Z")
> [@cardist](#): > > A cat, along with a flask containing a poison and a radioactive source, is placed in a sealed box shielded against environmentally induced quantum decoherence. If an internal Geiger counter detects radiation, the flask is shattered, releasing the poison that kills the cat. The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics implies that after a while, the cat is simultaneously alive and dead. Yet, when we look in the box, we see the cat either alive or dead, not both alive and dead. Love schrodinger’s cat ---
**Author:** ![patrickcondon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/patrickcondon/32/619950_2.png) [@patrickcondon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/patrickcondon)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/this-statement-is-false-paradox-thread/31001/58 "2011-11-01T17:55:03Z")
Good, because everyone else wants him dead. ---
**Author:** ![Rika-chan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rika-chan/32/767_2.png) [@Rika-chan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rika-chan)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/this-statement-is-false-paradox-thread/31001/59 "2011-11-01T18:59:37Z")
> [@patrickcondon](#): > > Good, because everyone else wants him dead. > .\> > [@patrickcondon](#): > > > [@CarlG](#): > > > > > [@jhb8426](#): > > > > > > Two Doctors walked into a bar, and the bartender said… :wink: > > > > I think i understand… > > > > literal metal bar? > > “Hey, it’s a pair 'a docs.” Facedesk ---
**Author:** ![zerrubabbel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zerrubabbel/32/592_2.png) [@zerrubabbel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zerrubabbel)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/this-statement-is-false-paradox-thread/31001/60 "2011-11-01T20:49:59Z")
> [@guitaryo](#): > > > [@zerrubabbel](#): > > > > This one has an answer, but it’s incredible how blindly people will argue it > > > > If anything times 0 equals 0 > > And > > Anything times infinity equals infinity > > Then > > What does 0 times infinity equal? > > Well, it’s not true that anything times infinity equals infinity, because 0 times infinity is equal to zero. Any quantity times zero is zero, so infinity times 0 gets you an amount of 0’s that goes on for infinity, the value is still zero. Look at it like infinity is infinitely large and zero is infinitely small, making them reciporicals… Multiply reciporicals and the answer is 1 Or you can follow the pattern of all the multiplications that equal 1 1x1 .5x2 .25x4… The fractions approach zero and the intergers approach infinity [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/this-statement-is-false-paradox-thread/31001.md?page=2)