neoandrewson

its tends to... level of significance always matters in practical stuff... but in math, no idea where it leads to...

sheng_james

huh..
all i know always like the current gain of a common-base configuration of BJT transistor 0.9999...aproximately equal to 1

mcs51mc

Here's another one
Imagine an archer 16 meters away from a target.
When the arrow leaves the bow it has 16 meters to go.
When half the way is done, still 8 meters to go
After another half is done, still 4 meters to go
After another half is done, still 2 meters to go
After another half is done, still 1 meters to go
After another half is done, still 0.5 meters to go
After another half is done, still 0.25 meters to go
After another half is done, still 0.125 meters to go
After another half is done, still 0.0625 meters to go
After another half is done, still 0.03125 meters to go
After another half is done, still 0.015625 meters to go
After another half is done, still 0.0078125 meters to go

When will it reach the target?
Never ... ...

Papabravo

This is a variation of Zeno's paradox. It involved a runner in a race against a turtle with a modest head start. In the paradox the poor runner was doomed to lose the race.

Robot builder 101

Lol, feels like im awlays half way done with my projects, aka they never get finished.

In the human mind, we can percieve the number 1 with objects. For example, we see a orange as 1 orange. Therefore, we can have the whole number one, with only the number one as long as the human mind can percieve objects as only the number one.

Other words, we are usually use to seeing only 1 object, meaning we thinnk the number one means 1.00000000000, not when it is actually 0.9999999999999999999999999999. We only see 1 object, so we get use to 1. Imagine seeing 0.9999999999 of a peice of paper... It would appear as 1, so we get familarized with one, when we dont actually see that it could be 0.9999999999.