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Proof That 1 Equals 0

Posted in Science & Math by Greg Ross on November 17th, 2006

More proof that math is broken:

0 = 0 + 0 + 0 + …

0 = (1 - 1) + (1 - 1) + (1 - 1) + …

Okay so far? Now shift the parentheses:

0 = 1 + (-1 + 1) + (-1 + 1) + (-1 + 1) + …

0 = 1 + 0 + 0 + 0 + …

0 = 1

Now we'll have to scrap the whole discipline.