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Re:0.999...= 1 by rs23296008n1 on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @06:58AM (#23005731)
I have a pizza. I divide it into three parts.

You'd be asserting that if I eat the three parts I have not eaten the whole pizza.

I'm unconvinced.

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Re:0.999...= 1 by kps on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @10:26AM (#23007273)
You lost (1 − 0.999…)th of a pizza to crumbs when you divided it.
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Re:0.999...= 1 by rs23296008n1 on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @04:31PM (#23023888)
Get a sharper knife.
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