I’ve noticed at least two real life examples where one plus one does not equal two. The first is having a second child. Thankfully in this case, one plus one seems to equal more like one and a half since the older child actually entertains the younger one a bit (even when they don’t intend to).
The second example is our nebulizer medicine. When the girls are sick, they get two different medicines in their nebulizer. Each one takes 5 minutes to dispense. If, however, we mix them together (as we’ve been told we can do) and give it all in one shot, instead of taking 10 minutes it takes between 10 and 15. This would indicate that one plus one equals more like two and a half. 🙂 (It’s really because the nebulizer doesn’t quite dispense all of the medicine. Once it gets down to a certain point the little bit that’s left just stays in the medicine cup. Putting in two medicines at once makes the overall amount that the girls get greater. Confusing?) 🙂
I had to use an i in the title because I’m reminded of an old Calvin & Hobbes comic strip where Calvin was having trouble with his math homework (some basic addition problems). Hobbes, being helpful, looked at the problems and stated that this was very difficult and would involve imaginary numbers like eleventeen and thirtytwelve. 🙂
On a completely different note, I wonder where I can find hair thingies for my girls to wear for their upcoming Christmas pictures. All of the things I see in the stores are made for little girls who have been blessed with more hair than mine have. Maybe I can find some little headbands with a bow on top or something…
Gotta go get lunch for the munchkins!