It's a long-winded way of saying that 0=0. The combinations of a and b on both sides of the equation both work out to be the same (ie 0). The apparent paradox is caused by not working this out. Thus step 3 is just arbitrarily to make one side of the equation apparently twice that of the other, so that you can come to the erroneous conclusion that 2=1.
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It's a long-winded way of saying that 0=0. The combinations of a and b on both sides of the equation both work out to be the same (ie 0). The apparent paradox is caused by not working this out. Thus step 3 is just arbitrarily to make one side of the equation apparently twice that of the other, so that you can come to the erroneous conclusion that 2=1.
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Since a2 = ab
then a2 - ab = 0
that means that 2.a2 - 2.ab = 0
or a2 + a2 - 2.ab = 0
since both a2 + a2 - 2.ab = 0
and a2 - ab = 0
then
a2 + a2 - 2ab = a2 - ab
eta: Doh, should have checked to see if there was another page.
It's a joke. It is a verbatim copy of a "proof" that 2=1. As others mentioned, it works by being incorrect.
Here's an explanation from one of the sites I cribbed from.
ETA:
I called NSA Kitty a mathematical genius, then posted an equation (supposedly from him) with an egregious algebra mistake. It's a geek joke. OK?
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...which is in perfect keeping with the "infinitely powerful morons" that run the NWO!
As are the 1960's style flow chart symbols in the second panel. That first one is "read file sequentially from TAPE."
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Oh come on! Do you know how hard it is to maintain backwards compatibility when you're running a thousand-year-old conspiracy? Be glad it wasn't an abacus!
What was that about "in perfect keeping with the "infinitely powerful morons" concept?
Done with full intent.Dang. Another sub-plot to work in somehow.
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What was that about "in perfect keeping with the "infinitely powerful morons" concept?
Of that I have no doubt.
I'll turn in my skeptics card now....
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Are you guys stealing my idea that twoofers may be involved in terrorism? *playfully puts hands on hips* Bad! No cookies for you!
Consider panel 3 of this one:
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=2863130#post2863130
and ask yourself what sorts of "operations" they would need funding for.....
Are you guys stealing my idea that twoofers may be involved in terrorism? *playfully puts hands on hips* Bad! No cookies for you!
I've got a plot in mind with more twists than a Keith Laumer "Retief" novel.
Terrorist twoofers should be the least of your fears.
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Playing around with the look of my last post in the T-shirt thread, I came up with this - seems appropriate for a math geek.
I'm not registered at the Strip-Gen site, so I don't get the snazzy red bow-ties.
I looked for one in the generic objects set before settling on the pencil. It worked out well enough as a weapon, though the bow-tie would make a cool garrot.
BTW:
I said "More tomorrow," but I find I can't wait. More to come soon.