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Not in this case. In Zeno's paradox, as the distance halves, so too does the time. In this case, the time for each halving is constant at 30 seconds. This means
by phaemon 13y ago
Not in this case. In Zeno's paradox, as the distance halves, so too does the time. In this case, the time for each halving is constant at 30 seconds. This means the mathematician is right and theoretically they'll never reach the woman (except practically, as pointed out).
- Jach 13y agoGood point, I guess I can see in this case the mathematician might realize that while he can cross the full distance easily enough with infinite time, he might not want to wait around for infinite time...