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Ok, I was guessing it would be something like that. Stephen Send a noteboard - 16/08/2011 01:02:21 AM
If one has infinite many infinitely small particles of infinitely small mass is the volume and mass large or small? Thnak you for taking your time to read and possibly respond to this post.

The answer to this question would depend on the set laws of the universe, and would also depend on whether these particle were bosons or fermions and whether they had rest mass or not. Also keep in mind that a large mass will curve spacetime around it, for practical purposes a black hole is such a thing. Regardless even if we assumed the existence of such particles - and particles generally come in discreet values - I think an absolute answer to this would require and understanding of quantum gravity which is not yet available. From a stricly mathematical standpoint of course, the answer would depend on which of your three variables - particle count, particle size and particle mass - approached infinity faster, and that combination could yield either a finite mass, an infinite mass, or a zero mass.


Thanks for humouring my question.

In order to start conversation that is likely to be more involving than the above, i want to know what your thoughts are on the colours green and orange. Also, how do you approach the concept of sobriety?

Green is a wasted color, and inefficient as it serves no useful purpose other than to heat the planet up, we should put a bunch of thin green filters between us and the sun to block out some of it... and I don't like orange.


Interesting to know.
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