Broom of theseus?* Archived Message Posted by ATL on March 14, 2025, 13:53:14, in reply to "Friday afternoon poll stolen from Twitter " Previous Message Imagine that you have a broom. Now imagine that, over time, you have to replace the individual parts of the broom, and eventually every single part of the broom has been replaced at least once. Do you or do you not consider it to still be the same broom? Message Thread: Friday afternoon poll stolen from Twitter - snipes824 March 14, 2025, 13:51:59 [poll] If I can still dance w it like my man Turbo. It’s the same broom *dap** - digs March 14, 2025, 15:05:32 Now think of this as far as Willis Tower in 300 years* - JeffFrank March 14, 2025, 14:52:02 i'm in my mum's car - Sammich March 14, 2025, 14:46:21 An antique car is no longer antique if the original chassis and VIN numbers are not extant - Stu March 14, 2025, 14:36:15 I buy a lightweight vacuum after about 2 broom parts. No broom. Not the same. Clean sweep* - memyselfandillini March 14, 2025, 14:32:16 Every single piece of you as a human is refreshed. * - assassin March 14, 2025, 13:54:35 Every sperm is sacred* - timmer March 14, 2025, 14:30:56 There’s the Trekkie argument over whether after you beam you’re the same person - CanHartlebHireSnider March 14, 2025, 14:26:46 Yep, although clones are not actually identical - Potomac March 14, 2025, 14:34:15 I sure as hell don't feel that way!* - Sammich March 14, 2025, 14:02:34 Broom of Theseus* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 14, 2025, 13:53:37 Broom of theseus?* - ATL March 14, 2025, 13:53:14 Yes, but I had never heard of that* - snipes824 March 14, 2025, 13:55:37 Have you heard of the routine repair, maintenance and replacement exception to major modification - ATL March 14, 2025, 13:56:32 Sometimes I really have no idea what you people are talking about* - snipes824 March 14, 2025, 13:58:05 It just means a new source isn't a new source if it's being repaired or replaced, in kind.* - Stu March 14, 2025, 14:07:31   Searching