Re: I Think I Just Broke a Glass into an Infinite Number of Pieces

mimus wrote:

> At least, I swept up at least twice as much glass as could possibly have
> been in the original.
> 
> And that's only possible if you do an infinite decomposition of the
> object, as exemplified by the Tarski-Banach ball.
> 
> Maybe this is a sign I should mop my kitchen-floor.
> 
> Will I need an infinite mop?

Yes, if you have a mobius shaped floor.
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