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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
 
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[–] sorhead@lemmy.world 30 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's simple, cells are fractions.

[–] fidodo@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

But it's turning 1 into 1/2+1/2 which is different than dividing by 2.

[–] sorhead@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

No, it's dividing 1 by 1/2 leading to 2.

[–] fidodo@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

The correct answer