this post was submitted on 09 Jan 2025
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[–] spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world 55 points 2 days ago

I'm just here trying to figure if this is Loss or not.

[–] GildorInglorion@lemmy.world 45 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm bothered the boxes aren't the same size, ruining the joke

[–] sit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

Ohhhhh now I get it. Yea that ruins the joke…

[–] Krackalot@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 days ago

I'm not doing the math, but maybe box one is 75% the size of box four?

[–] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This comes dangerously close to lost territory.

[–] fossphi@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago

Three quarters close?

[–] Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why did this take you a second?

[–] unipadfox@pawb.social 13 points 2 days ago

It only took me 3/4 of a second

[–] virku@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I cannot say I know a fourth, simple way of writing 3/4. For this to be funny for me there needs to be one. Help?

[–] Bsher8365@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Clue: How many boxes are there?

[–] virku@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Yeah, i get that there are four boxes, but I don't feel the joke is funny without there being four actual possibilities and one is left out.

[–] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Three out of the four boxes contain something. That's the fourth way to do it. Nothing is missing.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

That can't be it, cause then that's all 4/4 horsemen of 3/4 present.

[–] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 4 points 2 days ago

Damn, good point.

[–] Killer_Tree@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Think of it like Voltron - 3 of the 3/4ths come together to make the ultimate unified 3/4ths!

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

"three quarters"?

[–] kewko@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

There's a ratio 3:4 or spelling it out "three-quarters" Hope it helps

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Click here if you don't understandThis graph represents three out of four ways to write ¾.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 12 points 2 days ago (7 children)
[–] zyratoxx@lemm.ee 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

L plus ratio

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

oh god, whats the second way then?

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If I told you, I'd have to kill ¾ of you

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 1 points 2 days ago

that's a lot of horcruxes!

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

that's one of the options in the cartoon.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Yeah, option number 4 😎

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Should have asked about the second way, fool

[–] lath@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Binary: 0011/0100

Or with reciprocals: (4/3)^-1^

Or 75 basis points

[–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

"Three fourths"

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 6 points 2 days ago

But there are an infinite amount of ways to write that same amount. 6/8, 12/16, etc.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 5 points 2 days ago

... is... is this loss?

[–] Floshie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago

those are the same pictures

[–] Earflap@reddthat.com 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It works better for 2/3rds

/⅔/0.66//

[–] kewko@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] abfarid@startrek.website 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah, should be 0.(6).

Except there are 4 horsemen of the apocalypse.

[–] DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago
[–] DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago