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evincarofautumn
on April 15, 2012
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I considered that, then I figured it was reasonable to discount infinitely large pieces of ice.
leif
on April 15, 2012
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In that case the number of ice configurations would be finite, not countably infinite.
EDIT: lest someone believe me, this is NOT TRUE, the parent is completely right
panic
on April 15, 2012
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There are infinitely many finite strings.
MaysonL
on April 16, 2012
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But not infinitely many pieces of ice which will fit within a finite universe [if there is one].
leif
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I'm a frigging idiot today.
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