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debm55

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12. But Joe, if you drink half of it --is it still half full or is it now half empty?

Reply to JoeOtterbein (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 6, 2023, 09:24 PM

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Which is correct-the glass is half empty or the glass is half full? Thought to ponder. [View all] debm55 Jul 2023 OP

I never thought it was important enough to think about because both things are true. Ocelot II Jul 2023 #1

Yes, it is--you don't know until you open the box. I always thought that was sort of depressing to debm55 Jul 2023 #5

Depends on whether the guest wants it to be filled. Ocelot II Jul 2023 #8

Then the glass was half empty. debm55 Jul 2023 #10

I had no idea moniss Jul 2023 #26

Both things can be true. bottomofthehill Jul 2023 #2

But what is it for you? Half empty? Half full? debm55 Jul 2023 #11

For me it would be half a glass. Perspective as to whether it is empty of full is irrelevant. Chainfire Jul 2023 #32

Just fill the glass to the brim with... JoeOtterbein Jul 2023 #3

But Joe, if you drink half of it --is it still half full or is it now half empty? debm55 Jul 2023 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author JoeOtterbein Jul 2023 #4

if you're thirsty it is half empty. If you are not thirsty it is half full. Irish_Dem Jul 2023 #6

You got a point there. But should a host or hostess fill it to the top again or let it go empty? debm55 Jul 2023 #14

I would leave beverages in reach and let each person decide how much to drink. Irish_Dem Jul 2023 #16

Be an engineer. The glass is twice as large as it needs to be for the task. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2023 #7

But what about the contents? debm55 Jul 2023 #13

The contents of the glass have a volume such that the glass is twice Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2023 #15

There's A Certain Sort Of Optimist, Sir, Looks At the Glass And Says 'You Gonna Finish That?' The Magistrate Jul 2023 #19

Yes. They need a better selection of stemware unc70 Jul 2023 #20

It's both (the middle way) usonian Jul 2023 #9

The glass is full if..fish..had..wings Jul 2023 #17

Half? keithbvadu2 Jul 2023 #18

Technically it is doubtful that either one is correct moniss Jul 2023 #21

Is it more like being a pessimist and and an optimist. moniss, thank you for your post. debm55 Jul 2023 #22

A good way to look at it moniss Jul 2023 #24

But, "some of the contents are gone" assumes that the glass was once full. malthaussen Jul 2023 #34

All depends what's In the glass. Half full of cod oil, half empty of bourbon. marble falls Jul 2023 #23

That's a seriously moniss Jul 2023 #25

It's both half full and half empty🍻 we can do it Jul 2023 #27

The optimist and the pessimist, the difference is very droll... Wounded Bear Jul 2023 #28

That might depend on whether the glass is having something poured in or poured out. n/t Harker Jul 2023 #29

The glass is partially filled. zanana1 Jul 2023 #30

Is it a glass if it's made from plastic? Ptah Jul 2023 #31

I once wrote an entire essay on the subject. malthaussen Jul 2023 #33