Google Translate: Math to Philosophy
A mock Google Translate converts the geometric series summing to 1 into the philosophy sentence 'Zeno was wrong.'
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[A Google Translate screen, MATH → PHILOSOPHY] Σ_{i=1}^∞ (1/2)ⁿ = 1 → "Zeno was wrong."
