curiosity killed the cat

Originally posted by FabianFnas
2+?=6, yes, never thought of that...
If so, then I have serious problem with [m]+(?)=[m2] 🙂

Dimensional analysis say that the equation [m]+[?]=[m]^2 makes no sense whatsoever.

Originally posted by adam warlock
Dimensional analysis say that the equation [m]+[?]=[m]^2 makes no sense whatsoever.

And that was exactly what I said. 🙂
"If so, then I have serious problem with [m]+(?)=[m2]"

Originally posted by FabianFnas
And that was exactly what I said. 🙂

Ok then. For a moment there you got me worried.

Originally posted by adam warlock
Ok then. For a moment there you got me worried.

Everything is fine! 🙂

A square meter has no depth (z axis), so it is flat like a plane and has no volume.... so theres technically no water.. right???

Originally posted by chessmasterBG
A square meter has no depth (z axis), so it is flat like a plane and has no volume.... so theres technically no water.. right???

Yes, on a more philisophical level , i would say this is all a elaborate illusion conjured by the illusion of a mind.....lol

Or...maybe this is all quite real, and tne illusion is the paradox

Originally posted by FabianFnas
Yes there is. But perhaps we should think outside the box.
But it's not a joke problem. It is a very serious question.

You could also assume that the depth of the square meter of water surface goes all the way to the bottom, in which case it depends how deep the water is.

The answer is "one dimension". I think the other posters are overcomplicating the problem.

Originally posted by adam warlock
Dimensional analysis say that the equation [m]+[?]=[m]^2 makes no sense whatsoever.

It does. [?] is equal to a square meter minus a meter, which is in turn equal to a square meter. 😏

Originally posted by Palynka
It does. [?] is equal to a square meter minus a meter, which is in turn equal to a square meter. 😏

When you put it that way it makes perfect sense!

😲 😵

Originally posted by FabianFnas
Q2: "How much more is 6 compared with 2?"

Let's set up the equation (2) * (?) = (6).
The ? is the answer of how much 6 is compared to 2.
If we turn ? to 3 at the left, we see that (2) * (3) = (2 * 3) = (6), right?
So we see that six is three times two. Simple mathematics.

Now:
Q1: "How much more is a qubic meter of water volume, compared with ...[text shortened]... able method to that shows that E=mc2 and not E=mc3. It's called dimensionanalysis.

Your answer stated that since m x m = m^2, then m^2 is m more than m. This is not correct.
6 is not 3 more than 2, and 6 is not 3 times more than 2.
Arithmetically, 6 is 4 more than 2.
Geometrically, 6 is 3 times AS MUCH AS 2, or 6 is 2 times MORE THAN 2.
So, geometrically, m^2 is m times as much as m, or m^2 is (m-1) times more than m.
Arithmetically, m^2 is (m^2 - m) more than m.

Length, Area, and Volume are 3 distinct measurements, looking at very different things. There is no direct comparison between them, although if one had a normal ratio between two of them, that can be used.

It has been pointed out that while Great Britain has a finite area, for instance, one could argue it has an infinitely long coastline (length).