How Long Is the Coast of Britain? (1967)

Re:How Long Is the Coast of Britain? (1967) by paradox460 on Saturday February 28, 2026 @03:02PM (#47199584)

Infinitely long. You can't trick me with the coast paradox

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Re:How Long Is the Coast of Britain? (1967) by theodric on Saturday February 28, 2026 @05:16PM (#47200878)

This guy* Mandelbrots

*presumably, but maybe not

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Re:How Long Is the Coast of Britain? (1967) by _ache_ on Saturday February 28, 2026 @05:16PM (#47200883)

Actually ... Not infinitely long. You wont have a precise value since each measure can be increased by taking a smaller "step" or "ruler", but it won't be infinite.

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Re:How Long Is the Coast of Britain? (1967) by saghm on Saturday February 28, 2026 @05:52PM (#47201255)

Unbounded, at least. If you give me a measurement, I can give you a larger one that's more precise.

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Re:How Long Is the Coast of Britain? (1967) by IAmBroom on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @12:06PM (#47250536)

<cough> Planck length <cough>

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