Posted: Aug 24th, '08, 17:57
Or card counting.
These proofs are maths 'puzzles' and therefore adhere to the topic heading.
Take that, non-maths-geek type person.
Tone - I first saw the proof in a long drawn out illustrated kind of way, so that would be why i considered it to be so long. I kinda follow yours... But it looks like you've only shown that there are as many numbers between 0-1 as there are integers. One more step could have added that for the irrational numbers between 0 and 1, there is no equivalent on the integer scale, therefore decimals win.
Although maybe i missed where you made that point. At the very least you've helped me see it in a simpler light.