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Can anything every be (physically) less than the sum of its parts? In terms of mass or volume, for example? If you're saying "an accessory that only works as a
by theoh 8y ago
Can anything every be (physically) less than the sum of its parts? In terms of mass or volume, for example?
If you're saying "an accessory that only works as an accessory is sometimes just dead weight (when you're not using it)" then I think you're trying to overturn a lot of precedent in how devices have been made, since long before digital times.
- asavadatti 8y agoThings that fit together can be less than the sum of their parts. A phone case and a phone can take up more space individually but fit together and be compact.
- theoh 8y agoThat's true if one considers the convex hulls of the two objects, but not if one sticks to thinking strictly about their volume.
- hinkley 8y agoWhen I said “almost as big as the phone” I didn’t mean square inches. I meant volume. Look at those things. That’s not an unused accessory like a port or jack. Its making your phone half again as big. It’s a third of your phone doing nothing. We just went through this battle. Thin phones won. Danger is out. So is Nokia. It’s possible this is a fashion statement and those can and change, but whoever tests that theory had better be prepared to fail. And if it *is down to fashion? Expect to lose your keyboard again in another ten years.