1
Dec
2005
Silly mathematical evolution
If you want to impress your friends with your abilities try the following:
Claim that you have eleven fingers; in addition claim that you can prove this fact right in front of them.
Starting at your left hand count your fingers:
- One, two, three, four, five…
- Move on to your right hand and count off the remaining fingers:
- Six, seven, eight, nine, ten…
- Surprised by this obvious outcome claim that you have to repeat the exercise because something must have gone wrong while you were counting.
- Starting at your left hand again [but this time beginning at ten], count your fingers backwards.
- Ten, nine, eight, seven, six…
- Stop – point out that there are additional five fingers on the other hand; making the total eleven.
“As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality” Albert Einstein
