A maths problem
I am eating a cake that’s made out of two types of cake: chocolate and lemon. (Seriously, this isn’t hypothetical, I’m doing it right now, I love working in catering).
Now, eating two types of cake technically means that I’m eating two cakes. If I eat two slices (and I have done), how many cakes have I eaten?
a) 2
b) 4
If you answer correctly in the comments, I will tell you why sometimes you see a bar across zeroes.
(Also, if you answer incorrectly, I will tell you anyway.)
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Whatever it is, you’ve not eaten enough, so go and eat a bit more.
well, you have eaten zero cakes.
you have, however, eaten two kinds of cake. so A.
The answer of course is neither a) nor b), I’ve only eaten part of one cake. Trick question :)
The reason why you sometimes see a diagonal line across zeros (in certain fonts) is, of course, so that you don’t fall in.
The zeros line is the best bit!
I love that..
Cheers
BC