Even if we grant that some hypothetical reaction may pull matter out of the air that's still 5 total grams when you include whatever nitrogen or whatever gets sucked in. That is not even to say, of course, that such a reaction exists in the first place.
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If you just naively take a bunch of separate measurements and add them up on paper you get a "correct" answer (2+2=4) that is actually worse than the answer you get if you weigh them all together (5)
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@kareem_carr's broader point, that when you see an apparent absurdity like "2+2=5" your impulse should be to ask "What do you mean by that? Why are you saying that?" and not just get mad and act superior - Show replies
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