Chapter 439: Zeno Turtle
"Having trouble? What's the trouble? ”
"I can't explain that." "It was a highly civilized world, where people were omnipotent like gods. ”
"Anything?"
"It is said that they can fly, and they can fly very fast. And to be able to fly far, far away, until the end of the day. Solon said with a look of yearning.
Fly?
I guess I'm talking about flying machines. The legend that the Atlanteans invented the flying machine has been circulated.
"They can also dive into the sea, and it is said that they can even dive into the pitch black seabed." Solon said.
Does this sound like a submarine?
"It's said that they can also unleash the power to destroy the world, and it is unbelievable that they can destroy a city with just a thing the size of a goose egg."
It is clear that nuclear weapons are being referred to here.
Eleven thousand years ago, did Atlantis already have such a civilization?
"But in the end, it's the study of these powers that far surpass human beings that has brought their civilization into trouble." Solon said with regret.
"Can you elaborate on that?"
"I don't know much about that." Solon said slowly, "According to the teacher I met in Saez City, the Atlanteans eventually touched the forbidden power. ”
"The power of the taboo?"
"It was a power that only gods could use, and the Atlanteans had clearly crossed the boundaries of gods. They touched the forbidden zone of the gods, and that unimaginable force led them into another world! ”
"Another, another world? What does that mean? ”
"I don't know, maybe it's another dimension?" Solon said with a wink.
"Another dimension?"
"yes, it's not in our world anyway." Solon pointed out the window and said, "There is no Atlantis in that sea anymore. ”
"But they didn't perish?"
"Yes, they did not perish!" Solon said with certainty, "They were just imprisoned by a powerful force, trapped in another plane. ”
"You, why do you say that?"
"Of course my teacher in Saez City told me." Solon said.
"Is that so?" Anxin couldn't close his mouth in surprise, and his saliva was about to flow down.
Atlantis did not sink, let alone perish, they were simply brought into another world by a powerful force?
The truth of the matter turned out to be like this, no wonder there is no trace of Atlantis's existence anywhere!
Now Anxin is able to understand why later accounts of Atlantis end with destruction. Because the people of that era, no matter who listened to Solon's story, would naturally think that the Atlanteans had offended God and were finally destroyed by God!
"All right, young man, I've told you everything I know." Solon stretched and said.
"Hmm."
"Don't you want to stay and smoke with me yet?" Solon said impatiently.
"No, it's not." An Xin, straightening out his long, straight hair, said, "It's just that what you said is so amazing that I can't accept it for a while. ”
"What's not acceptable?"
"You say, you say that Atlantis did not perish, but was only taken to another world by a powerful force?"
"Yes."
"In other words," Anxin said after a moment's thought, "Atlantis may have existed until now. ”
"Not possibly, for sure!" Solon said categorically, "I'm sure Atlantis has always existed, but it's just waiting for someone." ”
"Alone? Who? ”
"Someone who can save Atlantis from that troubled plane."
"Why, why do you say that?"
"Because," Solon lowered his voice suddenly, "my teacher told me a rumor, and gave me something. ”
"What rumors?" Anxin gradually became excited, "What is it?" ”
"Why should I tell you?" Solon poured a basin of cold water on Anxin without care.
"I ......" Anxin was stunned.
yes, why did they tell me?
Unless...... What else can I tell him?
Yes, that's it!
Isn't it very easy for me, a man from 2237 AD, to fool a man from 600 BC?
"I, too, am a man who reads poetry and books." Anxin patted his chest and said, "I am also very knowledgeable and insightful. ”
"Oh?" Solon's bushy beard swayed slightly, "So what? ”
"So, I, let's swap. I can also tell you something you don't know. ”
"Jokes." Solon said disdainfully, "There is nothing in this world that I don't know!" ”
"That ......" Anxin began to feel in his pocket, hoping to pull something out of it, but unfortunately, the pocket was cleaner than his face, and there was nothing in his pocket.
"Hmph." Solon looked at the joke and said, "Exhausted, aren't you?" ”
"I really didn't have anything to prepare." Anxin spread his hands and said, "Well, if you want to know, you can ask me." ”
"Jokes. Who am I? That's the owner of the Hall of Wisdom, and people who want to ask me questions every day can line up from here all the way to the Aegean Sea. ”
"Yes, yes," An Xin nodded hurriedly, "You are indeed a person full of great wisdom, but you don't have anything you want to know?" ”
"Joke! How many times have I said that as long as it is written in a book, there is nothing in the world that I don't know! ”
"What if there's something that isn't written in the book?" Anxin said with a smiling face.
"Jokes. Even if I really have questions, I won't ask you a hairy boy! Solon said proudly, "Who am I?" That's the wisest man in the world! ”
"Yes, yes," Anxin said after a moment's thought, "Why don't you take me as a test and ask a random question and give it a try?" ”
"Test you?"
"Yes, yes, it's just to check my knowledge, how about it?"
"Sounds ...... KIND OF INTERESTING? ”
"Then you ask." Anxin said.
"Well, what are you good at?" Solon asked.
"Anything goes." Anxin said with confidence.
Who are you? That's the ...... of Lekou University Dropouts. Career is a job, but it also means that you are a well-educated person in the 23rd century!
I don't believe that my knowledge system will be questioned by a person from more than 600 years BC.
"Once upon a time there was a turtle," Solon slowly opened his question, "this turtle is standing a meter in front of you and crawling slowly, but you can never catch up with this turtle, may I ask, why?" ”
"This, this ......" An An opened his mouth wide and had nothing to say.
"A, isn't it okay to ask any question?" Solon said in pursuit.
"Because, because when I run forward a meter, the turtle will also move forward a certain distance, let's say 0.1 meter, then the distance between me and the turtle is 0.1 meter." An Xin paused and continued, "When I run forward again, the turtle will move forward again by 0.01 meter, and the distance between me and the turtle will become 0.01 meter. Although the distance between me and the turtle has been decreasing with the running, this distance will only decrease indefinitely, but it cannot become zero. So, so I'll never be able to catch up with this turtle. ”
"Haha," the great mentor smiled, and he was so happy that his face was shaking, "that the answer was wonderful, wonderful. ”
"Yes, yes." Anxin muttered.
"But you heard the question wrong."
"What?"
"I'm not asking why people can't catch up with turtles," Solon said, staring at Anxin's face, "but why this happens!" ”
"Huh?" Hearing Solon's words, a very bad premonition suddenly rose in Anxin's heart.
He didn't want to ask that question, did he?
"In fact, we all know that people can catch up with turtles. But why did the Logical Master catch up with the turtle in front of him no matter what? As you said, this distance can only be reduced infinitely, but it cannot become zero! What's the problem? ”
Oh, my God!
The great teacher Solon did indeed ask this question, this age-old conundrum known as "Zeno's tortoise"!
In fact, this problem can already be solved mathematically, that is, the summing of infinite sequences of numbers. But to let Anxin, a liberal arts student, teach advanced mathematics to an old man who is more than 600 years B.C., and to be able to make him understand it is tantamount to a fool's dream!
"That," Anxin suddenly grabbed his long, straight hair and asked, "What's your surname?" ”
"What? Are you still struggling with this question? The Great Mentor's anger rose instantly, "How many times has the old man told you?" ”
"But, you're Solon, how could you ask this question?" Anxin said with a crying voice.
"What?"
"You're the great Solon, aren't you?"
"Of course!" Solon said proudly.
"You're not the sophistry Zeno." Anxin sighed.
"Zeno? What is that? ”
"You don't know Zeno?" Anxin was surprised.
"Never heard of it!" Solon exclaimed.
"But your question, this question was first raised by Zeno."
"Nonsense!" Solon said disdainfully, "What sesame, mozzarella, Zeno?" The old man has never heard of it! This question was obviously figured out by the old man himself! ”
Oh, my God!
Did these ancient Greek philosophers like to study these boring questions?
"Say," urged Solon, "why? ”
"Because ......" Anxin decided to carry out the fool to the end, because he was not good at mathematics.
"Because of what?" The corners of Solon's eyebrows were slightly raised, and it was obvious that he was not optimistic about Anxin.
"Because this turtle is ......" said this, Anxin smiled bitterly, he was already out of words, so he could only bite the bullet and continue, "It's too fast!" ”