Retech

The Walrus-Plankton seem to be facing towards you, but you can't see their eyes anywhere. -Goa'uld Unfortunately they've lost their rhythm, but they still retain some of the knowledge.

The Icuwangans find it hard to eat the moss off the rocks because of their jaws, but they manage to stay alive with the fungi. The shark-plankton swim away, though they might be back later.

The Agrius find a group of shell-fish plankton. They look wise and seem to be chanting to each other. They seem resistant to your poison. -Microb Bob The walrus-plankton seem to have a very thick hide. Their tusks are long, though they seem very slow. They may have other hidden capabilities that you cannot discern. -Icuownage Your microbe cluster find a small "oasis" near the shores of what you think is the land. Then a group of shark-plankton come along and attempt to attack. Your group hides in a rock formation, since the sharks are too large to get in. -Goa'uld The goa'ulds lose their rhythm for the moment.

The goa'ulds develop a basic form of rhythm. +0.4 intelligence Icuwangens have been wandering the tropical waters for millenia. It is time for you to lead them to greatness. Their basic jaws are decent, though the icuwangens aren't very advanced. Luckily, they have more potential than other races and start with 5 points. -Microb Bob The Walrus Plankton (about 20 of them) accept your duel. Your population rallies with their zealotry. The Walrus-Plankton wait for your move. +0.3 Zealotry

Strangely, your species can communicate, even though they're a higher lifeform. You've discovered that you're pushing the barrier already, and you're getting closer to evolution to a higher form of microbe. (You have 15 points. 20 is needed) +0.3 Intelligence +1 Point The walrus-planktons proclaim that they are gods over all other species.

-Goa'uld To your surprise, the Goa'uld group finishes up almost all of the blood. The remaining blood nourishes the 150 extra eggs that are accidentally laid. +1 point +0.5 leeching -Microb Bob They are zooplankton which happen to look exactly like walruses. They have thick powerful tusks and are a bit more than chubby.

You start as a microbe, then you evolve into a bigger microbe with points. After that you evolve into an aquatic animal, and then you can choose to go on land or not and acquire sentience. Sorta like Spore. The front can explain in detail. -Microb The people elevate you to the status of demi-god, but it leads them into conflict with a few old-timers who still believe that Archi is the only true power. They mitosize successfully, leaving 200 microbes. +0.2 Zealotry The people encounter a group of Walrus-Plankton +3 points -Goa'uld The eggs laid before have died mysteriously. Only 50 of the people succeed in laying eggs, while the others don't have enough food. They seem to be tired of eating such fatty food. +0.5 Reproduction +2 Points

It's because we keep trying to apply philosophy to mathematics. Mathematics is only truly mathematics if every step builds off of an irrefutable base, like 1 + 1 = 2, since that is by definition.

-Microb Bob Your band is still trapped inside the smaller leviathan, at least what's left of it. It's begun springing holes and you're pretty sure it's dead. -Goa'uld The gills taste very paper-like. They're not very nourishing, and it seems you've made a hole in your home.

The leviathan doesn't seem to have any bones.

That's not true. Dividing by 0 leads to undefined, because basically every value could be "true". ------ Philosophically you're correct, but mathematically you're still dividing by 0. You're supposed to not know that you are dividing by 0, but you are dividing by 0 because I just proved that x = 0 in the first equation.

-Microb Bob Your speech goes unheard as your party is ejected out of the rear end of an even larger leviathan. Apparantly your original home was eaten. Fortunately no one died, and they await your command. -Goa'uld Apparantly there is no spinal marrow.

You can still subtract by the variable x if it is 0, but you cannot divide by it. 2x = x Let's test if it works 2(0) = 0 0 = 0 2x = x Dividing by x is not possible because x equals 0. The first time I did it, it's legitimate because X - X = 0. So basically you get 2x = x Subtract x from both sides x + x - x = 0 Combining like terms gives you x = 0 ------------------- Dividing by 0 is possible, but it gives you the answer undefined. Meaning you cannot use it in an equation that way.

The microbes hear a steady gurgling sound...but it doesn't appear to be from inside the beast. Then the cavern jerks violently and the people realize they're in great danger. They cling to your leadership even more, despite the uncertainty. +0.2 Zealotry

You're bending the context. 2x = x is true if and only if x = 0. Now to prove x = 0 2x = x Subtract x, the variable, not the number 0 x = 0, proving x = 0. Meanwhile, the slope of the line that goes straight up and down is undefinied...because. Slope is defined as y/x, or rise over run. In this case the rise is either infinitely positive or negative, but the point is that it is infinite. The line doesn't change its x coordinate, so that the slope formula becomes infinity/0. This means that the slope is undefined, because dividing something by 0 does not make it 0. On the contrary, a line with slope 0 would be horizantal and parallel to the x axis. The line above was slope undefined and parallel to the y axis.

Actually X/0 is undefined. You can't apply logic to mathematics like that. On a graph, basically it would be an up and down straight line. Okay Archi, tell me this. If a line goes straight up and down, what is its slope?

Okay, please watch. 2x = x Subtract x from both sides gives you x = 0 Done

I don't think so. We have millions of mathematicians pondering this for hours every day.

The goa'uld have a feeling that they don't have the capacity to do such a thing. -Microb The fish seems to have stopped moving.

It can balance. Let's just assume this. 2x = (2^19235075892480572394752043957234) times x Then you bring the 2x to the right side. So you get a big number times x, = 0 Divide both sides by the big number, and you get x = 0. It does balance. X = 0

Microb Bob succeeds in telling his people his message. They become smarter, though not more fanatical than before. +0.3 Intelligence +2 points

Sigh... Yes... However (x-x)(x+x) cancels to 2x. Thus 2x=0 If 0=x Then2x=x <True Thus 2=1 <False. You cannot divide by X because it is 0. (x-x)x is just un-expanded version...

The goa'ulds invent a religion where they are the gods! Then they realise that everyone nearby is either bigger than them or are goa'ulds, so they decide it's a crazy idea and throw out the religion.

-Goa'uld Your pack has the feeling that it must move upwards towards the surface in the next microbe stage - part two (requires 20 points, you have 9) before it can begin changing like that. -Microb Bob Canabilism is being incorperated in your religion. So they might start eating each other if you get a bad roll... Microb Bob succeeds in communcating something to his followers. What did he communicate? Cannabilism? War? Peace? +1 point

Then the equation: (x-x)x= Or (x-x)(x+x)= Fails. Since it is not universally true. Since if 0 is used the whole equation falls apart, since there is no answer. The same is true for any and all algebraic equations... ----- It is universally true. Let's see what happens... (x-x)x=0 (0-0)0=0 (0)0=0 0=0 (x-x)(x+x)=0 (0-0)(0+0)=0 (0)(0)=0 0=0 Hmmmmms, I think I'm right. :P