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The growth rate of items per day may may seem absurd, but it's actually much less than the acceleration in the 12 Days of Christmas song.

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[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 months ago

What if you the advent calendar you open, opens another advent calendar, which opens another advent calendar and another and another without end?

[-] wildflower@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Hilbert's advents calendar

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 months ago

Infinite calendarception… but do you get any chocolate in this setup?

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago

Once you reach infinity

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago

Sure, no problem. That’s only going to take an infinite amount of time, so we’re all good.

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Think of the chocolate at the end tho

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago

There is no end. Kinda essential part of the definition of infinity.

[-] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Depends on the final advent calendars. I've seen one where the final product is an electric screwdriver, with screw bits and all.

[-] murmelade@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

Only on Sundays but you get infinite chocolates.

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago

Fair enough, as long as it’s a countably infinite amount of chocolate.

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