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What?
by auggierose 7mo ago
What?
- ghurtado 7mo agoPsilocybin? Not sure, I used to be better at diagnosing this type of episode.
- NikolaNovak 7mo agoI assume post used extreme example to demonstrate that wise-sounding metaphors may not have inherent point or value.
- satvikpendem 7mo agoThey're talking about Archimedes' principle, displacement of water. The fish makes the water bottle overflow, so be careful when you add the fish so that it doesn't. It's a counter analogy to the rocks one above.
- spencerflem 7mo agoThey’re pointing out that if the jar was _filled_ with sand, then of course you can’t fit any rocks in because it’s full. It’s cute but misunderstands the original metaphor I think.
- sritchie 7mo agoHahah, I just have to reply and say I loved the original comment and was happy for the laugh. Obviously this is the answer to the riddle of > Given a 3-liter container and a 5-liter container, both initially empty, and access to tap water, how can you measure exactly 4 liters of water without using any additional containers I've offered and received some convoluted metaphors recently, love leaning hard into this one.