Let’s Confuse the Brain
Debate on Zero, Giving a Valuable Lesson
It was during the mathematics class that a student asked a question, which not only left the teachers confused but can also shake the pillars of your brain.
Let’s see the whole scene…
A teacher asked, "If we take two digits, +1 and -1, and solve them, what do we get?"
A student answered confusingly, "zero. But I have question”.
“How can we have zero if zero is nothing?”
Teacher answered, "Zero is something that represents nothingness."
Student: what deos that mean?
Teacher: See, if you don’t have something, then zero is the thing that represents that nothingness. Trust me, zero is something.
Student: But you just said zero is nothing?
Teacher: Yes, I did.
Student: Then Which is it, something or nothing?
Teacher: Ummmmm... Something... nothing... something... something, pondered in his mind and got stuck.
Teacher came out of the class and walked hastily to the principal’s office.
Teacher: Mr. Principal, zero is a problem; it is nothing and doesn’t exist at all. It should be excluded from…
