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A lamp is turned on for 1/2 minute, off for 1/4 minute, on for 1/8 minute, etc. At the end of one minute, the lamp switch
will have been moved times, where
is Aleph-0. Will the lamp be on or off? This
Paradox is actually nonsensical, since it is equivalent to asking if the ``last'' Integer is Even or
Odd.
References
Pickover, C. A. Keys to Infinity. New York: Wiley, pp. 19-23, 1995.