Is the glass half full or half empty?

Jailbreaker · 02-21-2010, 07:38 PM

See the poll.

**Valigarmander** · 02-21-2010, 07:41 PM

Half empty.

That means I have less I have to drink before I can go.

Metal Man · 02-21-2010, 08:00 PM

Both.

MeowMan · 02-21-2010, 08:02 PM

Other.

*stares at glass until it and I both become Weegee*

Don't ask.

**Crazyswordsman** · 02-21-2010, 08:59 PM

It doesn't matter. I took my bat and broke the glass. -CSM

**X-3** · 02-21-2010, 09:21 PM

I throw the glass to the floor. Unfortunately, I was too engrossed in a debate to pay attention to how much was in the glass.

Robotazy · 02-21-2010, 11:12 PM

Sorry, I didn't get anything in my glass. Can I have some more?

Luigiman7 · 02-21-2010, 11:25 PM

Half empty.

Not full enough if it's oragne juice.

Dizzy · 02-21-2010, 11:25 PM

"And what if it was a glass of baby blood? That makes it even more confusing. Is it going to a baby, or coming from a baby?"

***The Doctor*** · 02-22-2010, 04:07 AM

*drinks, refills, drinks, refills, hiccups, drinks, refills, drinks, refills, falls over*

Kargath · 02-22-2010, 04:22 AM

If it was more than halfway, it's now half empty.
If it was less than halfway, it's now half full.

**LASER BEAR ASSAULT UNIT** · 02-22-2010, 08:02 AM

I only care if it has whiskey in it. B)

***Cosmonautical*** · 02-22-2010, 10:37 AM

Since the fullness of the glass of the cup is perceptual, the glass is never full. It is a glass. Any fluids it appears to contain are merely occupying adjacent space.

Additionally, were it not a perceptual matter, I could easily observe that half of the glass is full while half of the glass is empty. Most importantly, the "upper" portion of the glass is most often the empty portion of the glass. Some portions of the glass will spend much more time being full than other portions of the glass. Are these portions interchangeable? No, the top portion is unfillable while the lower portion is unfilled. Any fullness it might experience whilst the lower portion is unfull while likely only be temporary.

In addition to even that observation, the glass will always be "filled" with some gaseous substance as long as it is not subject to a vacuum. Any liquids it might contain will likely be a transient state. Most glasses, we can presume, will spend most time "empty" of liquids, although many will contain a residue.

So we see that whether or not a glass might contain something can be a complex matter of assumption. Even more ironically, it will only be considered a glass for as long as you perceive it to be a glass, because the ability of the glass to be seen as a glass can only be inherited from your perception of it as a glass.

Jere · 02-22-2010, 12:07 PM

*Replaces glass with another glas, containing Jack Daniels!*

Vapor · 02-24-2010, 07:32 PM

I like how you didn't provide a single straightforward option >_>

Anyway, it doesn't matter; I'll drink it all in the end.

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 02-24-2010, 08:28 PM

IF A GLASS IS PLACED...GET THIS, IF ITS PLACED WITHIN ANOTHER GLASS, IS THE FIRST GLASS FULL

PARADOX

MeowMan · 02-24-2010, 08:49 PM

No, it is not full. There is still space between the atoms in the cups.

Robotazy · 02-25-2010, 12:28 AM

AI, how much time do you spend on these observations?

***Cosmonautical*** · 02-25-2010, 08:04 AM

About as much time as I spend on your mother.

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 02-25-2010, 12:39 PM

^ Too long then?

View Poll Results: What do you do?
Drinks the contents of the glass now it's completely empty.	2	12.50%
Tries to juggle the glass; fails	0	0%
Stares at the glass until it shatters	2	12.50%
What glass? I don't see any glass...	0	0%
Wears the glass as a hat	3	18.75%
Takes glass to bedroom for 2+ hours; glass is never heard from again	0	0%
Drinks the glass	1	6.25%
This is a stupid question. Also, why are you staring at the glass?	2	12.50%
What's in the glass?	2	12.50%
Other	4	25.00%
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02-21-2010, 07:38 PM	#1
Jailbreaker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Not in jail anymore, yay! Gender: Posts: 3,482 Thanks: 1,074 Thanked 185 Times in 118 Posts	Is the glass half full or half empty? See the poll.

02-21-2010, 11:25 PM	#8
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02-21-2010, 07:41 PM	#2
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Half empty. That means I have less I have to drink before I can go.

02-21-2010, 08:00 PM	#3
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	Both.

02-21-2010, 08:02 PM	#4
MeowMan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Las Pegasus Gender: Posts: 6,606 Thanks: 849 Thanked 208 Times in 132 Posts Blog Entries: 46	Other. stares at glass until it and I both become Weegee Don't ask.

02-21-2010, 08:59 PM	#5
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	It doesn't matter. I took my bat and broke the glass. -CSM

02-21-2010, 09:21 PM	#6
X-3 Useful as an Owl Join Date: Jan 2004 Gender: Posts: 15,943 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,213 Times in 790 Posts Blog Entries: 10	I throw the glass to the floor. Unfortunately, I was too engrossed in a debate to pay attention to how much was in the glass.

02-21-2010, 11:12 PM	#7
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	Sorry, I didn't get anything in my glass. Can I have some more?

02-21-2010, 11:25 PM	#9
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,161 Times in 804 Posts Blog Entries: 116	"And what if it was a glass of baby blood? That makes it even more confusing. Is it going to a baby, or coming from a baby?"

02-22-2010, 04:07 AM	#10
*The Doctor* The Last Timelord. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: In the TARDIS Gender: Posts: 13,880 Thanks: 915 Thanked 656 Times in 426 Posts Blog Entries: 1	drinks, refills, drinks, refills, hiccups, drinks, refills, drinks, refills, falls over

02-22-2010, 04:22 AM	#11
Kargath et in Arcadia ego Join Date: Jul 2001 Gender: Posts: 8,334 Thanks: 1,226 Thanked 780 Times in 488 Posts	If it was more than halfway, it's now half empty. If it was less than halfway, it's now half full.

02-22-2010, 08:02 AM	#12
LASER BEAR ASSAULT UNIT Videos Mod Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In my pants Gender: Posts: 4,613 Thanks: 2,502 Thanked 767 Times in 422 Posts	I only care if it has whiskey in it. B)

02-22-2010, 10:37 AM	#13
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Since the fullness of the glass of the cup is perceptual, the glass is never full. It is a glass. Any fluids it appears to contain are merely occupying adjacent space. Additionally, were it not a perceptual matter, I could easily observe that half of the glass is full while half of the glass is empty. Most importantly, the "upper" portion of the glass is most often the empty portion of the glass. Some portions of the glass will spend much more time being full than other portions of the glass. Are these portions interchangeable? No, the top portion is unfillable while the lower portion is unfilled. Any fullness it might experience whilst the lower portion is unfull while likely only be temporary. In addition to even that observation, the glass will always be "filled" with some gaseous substance as long as it is not subject to a vacuum. Any liquids it might contain will likely be a transient state. Most glasses, we can presume, will spend most time "empty" of liquids, although many will contain a residue. So we see that whether or not a glass might contain something can be a complex matter of assumption. Even more ironically, it will only be considered a glass for as long as you perceive it to be a glass, because the ability of the glass to be seen as a glass can only be inherited from your perception of it as a glass.

02-22-2010, 12:07 PM	#14
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	Replaces glass with another glas, containing Jack Daniels!

02-24-2010, 07:32 PM	#15
Vapor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: WHERE IT'S AT Gender: Posts: 5,211 Thanks: 314 Thanked 413 Times in 249 Posts	I like how you didn't provide a single straightforward option >_> Anyway, it doesn't matter; I'll drink it all in the end.

02-24-2010, 08:28 PM	#16
I REALLY HATE POKEMON! Goku lives on the Sun Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: California, U.S.A Gender: Posts: 12,717 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 275 Times in 234 Posts Blog Entries: 1	IF A GLASS IS PLACED...GET THIS, IF ITS PLACED WITHIN ANOTHER GLASS, IS THE FIRST GLASS FULL PARADOX

02-24-2010, 08:49 PM	#17
MeowMan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Las Pegasus Gender: Posts: 6,606 Thanks: 849 Thanked 208 Times in 132 Posts Blog Entries: 46	No, it is not full. There is still space between the atoms in the cups.

02-25-2010, 12:28 AM	#18
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	AI, how much time do you spend on these observations?

02-25-2010, 08:04 AM	#19
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	About as much time as I spend on your mother.

02-25-2010, 12:39 PM	#20
I REALLY HATE POKEMON! Goku lives on the Sun Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: California, U.S.A Gender: Posts: 12,717 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 275 Times in 234 Posts Blog Entries: 1	^ Too long then?