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What does 2 + 2 make?

A little baby 2?

A little baby 2?

Why do you guys keep asking this question? Is there a catch? Do they show you a trick abaut this question in high level mathmatics in University? Or is it just a simple addition question?

Why do you guys keep asking this question? Is there a catch? Do they show you a trick abaut this question in high level mathmatics in University? Or is it just a simple addition question?

@OleKTarT said ^

4 or ?

  1. Case closed.
@OleKTarT said [^](/forum/redirect/post/lfXHNxZ3) > 4 or ? 5. Case closed.

I don't know much about the George Orwell 1984 novel derived 2+2=5 sum ,
but apparently 2 can become 1.
https://youtu.be/FA5jsa1lR9c?is=QxObcpoE8RWup1R1

I don't know much about the George Orwell 1984 novel derived 2+2=5 sum , but apparently 2 can become 1. https://youtu.be/FA5jsa1lR9c?is=QxObcpoE8RWup1R1

lets take this further.

23 + (2+ 22)
= 8 + 0.5
= 8½ (1963)

lets take this further. 23 + (2+ 22) = 8 + 0.5 = 8½ (1963)

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