So we all think we know the answer to 1+1, 2. But think about this. Let's say we take a random twig, and break it into two. 1'/.2=1/2. But actally, we get 2 twigs. now, if we put the two twigs together, 1+1=2, right? wrong. If we put the twigs together at the exact place where we broke then, we will only have 1 twig. now, think about it. virtually, 1+1=2, but really 1+1=1. I guess it depends on how you look at it and how you add. if we added 2 oranges together, we still have 2 oranges, unless we find a way to merge the 2 together. Probably this is why Einstein said that he is a poor math mathematician, this answer.
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So we all think we know the answer to 1+1, 2. But think about this. Let's say we take a random twig, and break it into two. 1'/.2=1/2. But actally, we get 2 twigs. now, if we put the two twigs together, 1+1=2, right? wrong. If we put the twigs together at the exact place where we broke then, we will only have 1 twig. now, think about it. virtually, 1+1=2, but really 1+1=1. I guess it depends on how you look at it and how you add. if we added 2 oranges together, we still have 2 oranges, unless we find a way to merge the 2 together. Probably this is why Einstein said that he is a poor math mathematician, this answer.
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