sarinGasSmells t1_iys9a23 wrote
Reply to comment by shostakofiev in Solar energy in Europe will be 10 times cheaper than gas by 2030 by EnergyTransitionNews
Ten times cheaper means one tenth the price. Not sure why anyone has to explain this to you.
gribson t1_iyvziv4 wrote
No it doesn't. "Ten times cheaper" is fake marketing math.
Ten times means multiplied by ten. There is no way you can multiply a number by ten and come up with 10℅. Ten times cheaper would mean cheaper by an amount equal to ten times. In other words, solar = -9(gas).
shostakofiev t1_iyt05i7 wrote
Dick much?
It's like saying ten times colder. There is no quantitative measure of cold, or cheap.
sarinGasSmells t1_iyt0lmx wrote
Of course there is. X=the price of gas
Or the temperature it's being compared to.
Come on dude.
gribson t1_iywbhgm wrote
X = the price of gas
The price of solar is 10(X) less than the price of gas.
Solar = gas - 10(gas)
Solar = -9(gas)
The price of solar will be negative nine times the price of gas. That is the only logical conclusion that can be drawn from the headline.
shostakofiev t1_iyt1ih4 wrote
That's not a measure of "cheapness", or of coldness.
If a glass half full is not twice as empty as a full one.
We know what it means only because we're used to people having grossly incompetent usage.
sarinGasSmells t1_iyt1tgs wrote
OK so you knew what it meant you just wanted to be a dick.
shostakofiev t1_iyta9ih wrote
Well you actually disagreed, so it seems some people need it explained.
If anything, it is 90% cheaper, which isn't the same as ten times cheaper (which is nonsense).
sarinGasSmells t1_iytaysb wrote
It's not nonsense, it's you who aren't getting it buddy. If something costs a dollar at Target but Walmart sells it for 10 cents, it is, in fact, 10 times cheaper. See, 10 times 10 = 100. You understand percentages but not multiplication?
Just the fact that you enjoy arguing this point tells me you have a Walmart personality.
shostakofiev t1_iytoggd wrote
What's 90% cheaper than $1?
sarinGasSmells t1_iytombx wrote
Same same. Now you're getting it genius. r/foundtheshutthefuckup
shostakofiev t1_iytq6vv wrote
So you think 90% cheaper is the same as 10 times cheaper? You realize that's dumb, right?
sarinGasSmells t1_iytqdwp wrote
This right here is idiotic. Do something with your life
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