Kelly Slater and Aristotle's Wheel Paradox
Kelly Slater explains Aristotle's Wheel Paradox to onliners. | Photo: @wiggingoutwithkellyslater

Kelly Slater voice of reason as conspiracists claim Aristotle’s Wheel Paradox proof “we’re living in the MATRIX!”

“Schooled by a legend”

Only one month ago Instagram users were hailing Kelly Slater, world’s greatest surfer etc, for his “best” and “most savage” online takedown, this time with a pithy comment on a reel of screaming woman chasing her Porsche convertible after presumably slipping it into neutral and taking the park brake off.

Slater, fifty-three, has long been the voice of reason in online debates and demonstrates no hesitation in spiking trolls with his his razor-sharp sword. 

Who can forget these classics.

“Kelly Slater lashes out at ‘young people’ and common core math while getting answer wrong on Instagram question.” 

“Kelly Slater sparks all-in, multi-front feud pulling in world champs, other pro’s and journalists after posting new comment on Instagram!”

“Blood feud: Slater vs Flat Earthers!” 

“Internet troll checkmates Kelly Slater in war of words hours before champ is bundled out of own event!”

“Controversy explodes online as world’s most thin-skinned surfer Kelly Slater excoriates others for being ‘triggered’ vows vengeance after told to ‘eat a bag of dicks’.”

Earlier today, @scipopuniverse, a lightly followed account that claims to be “exploring the universe’s wildest theories” posted a video demonstrating Aristotle’s Wheel Paradox and concluding it proves human beings are living in the fabled matrix, a fake reality made by  advanced computers or aliens.

 

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With commenters spellbound by the revelation, Kelly Slater quickly hosed down the idea of living inside the matrix. 

“Science hasn’t explained it yet? The small one is using the circumference of the larger one when you put them together.” 

“That’s not an explication,” replies a French reader. 

Challenged, Slater explains: “The circumference  on which it is rotating is a larger length. It’s just a circle doing a single rotation both on the same length now that they are attached and rolling as one. Not sure how to dumb it down any more.”

Kelly slater explains aristotle's wheel paradox to onliners.

The response was instant and overwhelming in favour of the champ. 

“Schooled by a legend.” 

“You are most definitely right. This poset is meant to create rage, bait or people without critical thinking skills commenting on how they’re solved the mysteries of the universe.” 

“When the GOAT retires but is still the GOAT in maths.” 

“It has to be my boy Kelly Slater putting down the boat and spitting some facts. So many cool mysteries and people lose it with bullshit.” 

“Another reason why Kelly Slater is my hero.” 

Aristotle’s Wheel Paradox, if you didn’t know before or didn’t watch, is a tricky puzzle about a big wheel with a smaller wheel attached to it, rolling together. Even though they roll the same distance, it seems like the smaller wheel should slip or move less, but it doesn’t. The small wheel doesn’t slip because it’s actually spinning and moving along with the big wheel.
Anyone hovering below the limbo bar here got a better way of explaining it?
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Against the Grain

Cutting edge news right here, didn’t use AI at all to reach that conclusion.

SaltyHB
Barrelled

There is no way anyone will ever convince me that Slater does not take drugs of some kind, most likely LSD, mushies, peyote, DMT or similar.

Barnycle

What’s wrong with any of those substances that you listed? They’re all perfectly fine at the right dose in the appropriate setting.

Barrelled

Nothing wrong with them. Just saying Slater seems to use one of them pretty consistently.

Otto

People say I’m crazy
Doin’ what I’m doin’
Well, they give me all kinds of warnings
To save me from ruin

When I say that I’m okay
Well, they look at me kinda strange
Surely you’re not happy now
You no longer play the game

I’m just sittin’ here watchin’ the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer ridin’ on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go

– Kelly Slater

Low wide stinkbug stance

I’m no israeli cheerleader but geez due you’re reaching.

deeks

Fill the birdbath. Drink booze. Try n suurf tomorrow.
fuck maths

k55

With articles like the above :
BG is sounding more like the Nation Enquirer all the time.

Mason’s Hoe

Wait, I thought everyone got their important news from BG. Plenty of experts in the BG comment sections. Surprised we haven’t already solved all the worlds problems here

Chief Hot stuff

We live in space , look up.

Stick man

Mental Abuse To Humans (MATH)

Stick man

Go comment on Newsweek or CNN or some shit…

Gil Gunderson

Y’see it’s like a wave made by poor people hauling a plow, then a perfect little wave forms behind it.

The both run down the lagoon in perfect harmony and symmetry.

One 13-17ft Surfline wave and one 3-7 German Legged wave.

Perfect unison.

And that, is Aristotle’s Wave Pool Paradox

FlintyBadman

That little wheel be slippin’, half steppin’. It’s best explained by:

The velocity of any point P on a wheel can be written as the sum of two velocities: the velocity V⃗ of the center O and the velocity ω⃗ ×OP→ of rotation about the center, where ω⃗ is angular velocity (perpendicular to the plane of the wheel).

A wheel turns without sliding with respect to a given path if the velocity of the contact point between wheel and path vanishes. Let then C and C′ be the contact points of the two wheels. We have
v⃗ C=V⃗ +ω⃗ ×OC→andv⃗ C′=V⃗ +ω⃗ ×OC′→
If v⃗ C=0 then V⃗ =−ω⃗ ×OC→ and
v⃗ C′=−ω⃗ ×OC→+ω⃗ ×OC′→=ω⃗ ×(OC′→−OC→)=ω⃗ ×(CC′→).
This cannot vanish, unless C=C′. So the assumption that both circles turn without sliding is false.

Look what you stepped in, you stepped in mess.

BiggKahoona

There they go with the “Maths” bullshit

Beef & Beer

He can’t be all that on to it of he’s chosen to have his only son known forever as ‘Towelie Slater’ after officially naming him Tao Lee Slater.

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Poor kid…

Rocks local

https://uploads.disquscdn.c… Look, I don’t want to brag , but just noting that I posted this 6 months ago…

ricmatic

god damn nostrodamis shit, any pointers on stock market?

Rocks local

that would be actually useful info, which means it’s way out of my reach … just hanging on for dear life like the rest of the non-Warren Buffett suckers out there

Occ Topus

…

Dogsnuts

Don’t forget to bring a towel!
Xox

uncool bob

Could’ve been Brock Lee….

RQ.

“that’s the melody to funky town!”

Com Turren

Srs question though—are you Muslim or are you just cosplaying as one?

Barton Lins

He is Aussie and like Dane Reynolds… Go figure… World is full of idiots.

Com Turren

An Aussie cosplaying as an Arab? A bit like a Brazilian cosplaying as a Hawaiian, no? Sound familiar?

Otto

He’s in vested garb.

BOOM!

Com Turren

But has he given a name to his kid yet?

Barton Lins

Yes. Com Turren Slater. As ‘american’ and ‘inteligente as one can be.

channelbottom

He’s wheely good, hey?


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