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[–] LapGoat@pawb.social 29 points 8 months ago (1 children)

the solution here is simple. we just stop recycling altogether. 5 times 0 is 0.

[–] Cryxtalix@programming.dev 6 points 8 months ago (3 children)

More like 5 divided by 0 is infinite.

[–] LapGoat@pawb.social 3 points 8 months ago

yeahhh i was mostly coping through humor.

[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

English-language logically wise I want the answer to be 5, because there was no division done.

(I get why that doesn't work mathematically.)

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

More like 5 divided by 0 is infinite.

Positive infinite or negative infinite?