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So according to Terrence Howard and his own brand of mathematics creatively titled "Terryology", 1x1 does not in fact equal 1 but equals 2. And apparently the square root of 2 is 2. Relevant info here,

"Since I was a child of three or four," he says, "I was always wondering, you know, why does a bubble take the shape of a ball? Why not a triangle or a square? I figured it out. If Pythagoras was here to see it, he would lose his mind. Einstein, too! Tesla!" He shakes his head at the miracle of it all, his eyes opening wide, a smile beginning to trace itself, like he's expecting applause or an award. And all you can do is nod your head and try to follow along. He just seems so convinced that he's right. And that he is about to change the world.

After high school, he attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, studying chemical engineering, until he got into an argument with a professor about what one times one equals. "How can it equal one?" he said. "If one times one equals one that means that two is of no value because one times itself has no effect. One times one equals two because the square root of four is two, so what's the square root of two? Should be one, but we're told it's two, and that cannot be."

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/terrence-howards-dangerous-mind-20150914#ixzz4Cskkt4Jx


So has anyone seen him go into further detail about this madness? I am outrageously curious.
 

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So according to Terrence Howard and his own brand of mathematics creatively titled "Terryology", 1x1 does not in fact equal 1 but equals 2. And apparently the square root of 2 is 2. Relevant info here,

"Since I was a child of three or four," he says, "I was always wondering, you know, why does a bubble take the shape of a ball? Why not a triangle or a square? I figured it out. If Pythagoras was here to see it, he would lose his mind. Einstein, too! Tesla!" He shakes his head at the miracle of it all, his eyes opening wide, a smile beginning to trace itself, like he's expecting applause or an award. And all you can do is nod your head and try to follow along. He just seems so convinced that he's right. And that he is about to change the world.

After high school, he attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, studying chemical engineering, until he got into an argument with a professor about what one times one equals. "How can it equal one?" he said. "If one times one equals one that means that two is of no value because one times itself has no effect. One times one equals two because the square root of four is two, so what's the square root of two? Should be one, but we're told it's two, and that cannot be."

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/terrence-howards-dangerous-mind-20150914#ixzz4Cskkt4Jx


So has anyone seen him go into further detail about this madness? I am outrageously curious.

I wouldn't be surprised if the very foundation of mathematics is based on falsehood.

What does it mean to 'times' something? Take an amount and duplicate it by another amount. So if you take 1 and duplicate it 1 time, you have to 2. If you take 2 and duplicate it 2 times, you have 4. Makes sense to me. :)

Edit: now that I look at that again, if you have 2 and duplicate it 2 times you have 6. Something doesn't seem right there...
 
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Are you pulling our chains?

No, but I think I can see where the confusion comes in. Multiply means to increase in number by reproducing. So if you have 2 you then increase onto that another 2, equalling 4. If you have 1, you then increase onto that another 1, equalling 2. No?

It is interesting to think about, at least.
 
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I wouldn't be surprised if the very foundation of mathematics is based on falsehood.

What does it mean to 'times' something? Take an amount and duplicate it by another amount. So if you take 1 and duplicate it 1 time, you have to 2. If you take 2 and duplicate it 2 times, you have 4. Makes sense to me. :)

Edit: now that I look at that again, if you have 2 and duplicate it 2 times you have 6. Something doesn't seem right there...
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Anyone care to explain why Howard is wrong?

Well first Howard would have to reveal all the details of Terryology and make his case as to why 1x1=2. Burden of proof and all that. But he has yet to do that as far as I know.
 
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Well first Howard would have to reveal all the details of Terryology and make his case as to why 1x1=2. Burden of proof and all that. But he has yet to do that as far as I know.

Or you could actually think about it yourself in an objective way and see what you discover.
 
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No, but I think I can see where the confusion comes in. Multiply means to increase in number by reproducing. So if you have 2 you then increase onto that another 2, equalling 4. If you have 1, you then increase onto that another 1, equalling 2. No?
No! Re the bold part, you appear to be under the impression that multiplying a number always involves multiplying it by itself. You can multiply any number by any other number.

I was going to tackle this with an elementary school style 'you have 3 candies' explanation, but I backed out as I was fearful that it would appear patronising....
 
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No! Re the bold part, you appear to be under the impression that multiplying a number always involves multiplying it by itself. You can multiply any number by any other number.

I was going to tackle this with an elementary school style 'you have 3 candies' explanation, but I backed out as I was fearful that it would appear patronising....

By all means, explain using the candies :)
 
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I've always been suspicious of 2+2:doh:

Good point! Lets consider 3. 3x3=9. You have an amount of 3 and you multiply it 3 times, equalling 9. So basically we have 3+3+3, which equals 9.

Now lets consider 1. You have 1 and multiply it 1 time, you have 1. If you have 1 and multiply it 2 times, you have 1+1. So yes, 1x1 does equal 1 and 1x2 does equal 2. So Howard is in fact wrong, he just needs to think about it more.
 
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Good point! Lets consider 3. 3x3=9. You have an amount of 3 and you multiply it 3 times, equalling 9. So basically we have 3+3+3, which equals 9.

Now lets consider 1. You have 1 and multiply it 1 time, you have 1. If you have 1 and multiply it 2 times, you have 1+1. So yes, 1x1 does equal 1 and 1x2 does equal 2. So Howard is in fact wrong, he just needs to think about it more.

We uh...we all got there 27 minutes ago. Don't feel bad though. It's taken Howard 17 years and he still hasn't figured that out.
 
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We uh...we all got there 27 minutes ago. Don't feel bad though. It's taken Howard 17 years and he still hasn't figured that out.

Yea, my math skills are a little dull. Nice try Howard.
 
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I wouldn't be surprised if the very foundation of mathematics is based on falsehood.

What does it mean to 'times' something? Take an amount and duplicate it by another amount. So if you take 1 and duplicate it 1 time, you have to 2. If you take 2 and duplicate it 2 times, you have 4. Makes sense to me. :)

Edit: now that I look at that again, if you have 2 and duplicate it 2 times you have 6. Something doesn't seem right there...
That something appears to be your understanding of mutiplication. Or sarcasm if that is what you were going for.
 
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