Math makes me happy

[Flying Mullet]

Flying Mullet: Since we've already proven that .999... = 1, it follows that 1 - .999... = 0, yes. This is another way of saying "There is no real number between .999... and 1", like I said above. Indeed there is no real number between them. If 1 and .999... weren't equal, there would in fact be an INFINITE number of real numbers between them.

Yeah, I know, I've been pretty much convinced for a while now. I'm just playing Devil's Advocate and trying to prove people wrong, without much luck. Somebody's gotta stick up for the ".999... < 1" team. *shrug*

And for my last log to throw on the flame, .999... will always appear behind 1 on the number line. Granted, the space/amount between .999... and 1 will get infinitely smaller, but that space is always there.

EDIT: Here's another thread in another forum that my fiance linked me to pretty much summing up that .999... = 1 in a few easy proofs: http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=22866