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submitted 3 weeks ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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The growth rate of items per day may may seem absurd, but it's actually much less than the acceleration in the 12 Days of Christmas song.

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

What if you the advent calendar you open, opens another advent calendar, which opens another advent calendar and another and another without end?

[–] wildflower@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Hilbert's advents calendar

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Infinite calendarception… but do you get any chocolate in this setup?

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Depends on the final advent calendars. I've seen one where the final product is an electric screwdriver, with screw bits and all.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Once you reach infinity

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Sure, no problem. That’s only going to take an infinite amount of time, so we’re all good.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Think of the chocolate at the end tho

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago

There is no end. Kinda essential part of the definition of infinity.

[–] murmelade@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Only on Sundays but you get infinite chocolates.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago

Fair enough, as long as it’s a countably infinite amount of chocolate.