YICHM@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-210 hours agoA 50/50 chance is an 100% chance.message-squaremessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down125file-text
arrow-up18arrow-down1message-squareA 50/50 chance is an 100% chance.YICHM@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-210 hours agomessage-square14fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·8 hours agoBecause it’s not a joke, it’s not even funny. It’s a simple mathematical thing which depends on a specific perspective.
minus-squaresquaresinger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 hours agoSeems like you didn’t get the joke. The joke is a mathematical pun, purposely misunderstanding the “/” in “50/50” as a division sign instead of a separator. 50/50 means, 50 of hundred fall on one side, 50 on the other. But in mathematical notation, 50 divided by 50 equals 1, and 1 is 100%. It’s just as much a joke as any other pun, just in mathematical notation instead of in a natural language.
Because it’s not a joke, it’s not even funny. It’s a simple mathematical thing which depends on a specific perspective.
Seems like you didn’t get the joke.
The joke is a mathematical pun, purposely misunderstanding the “/” in “50/50” as a division sign instead of a separator.
50/50 means, 50 of hundred fall on one side, 50 on the other.
But in mathematical notation, 50 divided by 50 equals 1, and 1 is 100%.
It’s just as much a joke as any other pun, just in mathematical notation instead of in a natural language.