Some random thoughts on coordinate systems, math-y terminology and the real world.<\/p>\n
I went into Bed, Bath & Beyond<\/em> the other day, and wondered, “What’s beyond Bed, Bath & Beyond<\/em>? The name does not specify how far beyond bed and bath it goes.<\/p>\n As you drive through northern Pennsylvania there’s a sign that reads “Endless Mountains, next 6 exits.” What? Only 6? They’re endless<\/em>, right? It must be that they’re endless in some other dimension, and I’m just going through with some perpendicular component.<\/p>\n Back when I lived in Orlando, there was a novelty\/gift store called The Infinite Mushroom. One day I stopped off and there was a sign on the door explaining that they had moved. But if they were infinite, how could you tell? To make matters even more confusing, they later expanded<\/em>. Obviously they could not be infinite in all dimensions. I started to refer to them as the semi-infinite mushroom after that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some random thoughts on coordinate systems, math-y terminology and the real world. I went into Bed, Bath & Beyond the other day, and wondered, “What’s beyond Bed, Bath & Beyond? The name does not specify how far beyond bed and … Continue reading