I don't get it. Assuming 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ... = -1/12 , surely the bartender will owe them 1/12 of a pint? WFL On 1/4/19, Dan Asimov <dasimov@earthlink.net> wrote:
I love this!
—Dan
Allan Wechsler wrote: ----- An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar.
First mathematician goes up to the bartender and orders a pint. Second mathematician orders two pints. Third mathematician orders three pints. Fourth mathematician orders four pints. Fifth mathematician orders five pints.
Bartender says, "Stop right there! at the rate you're going, you'll owe me a twelfth of a pint." -----
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