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OK, this is a completely stupid thread to see how you stand on the philosophical front be it communist, nihilist, fascist.

Huh?

Are you going to drink that?

I would say, if it's being drunk from, then it's half empty. If it's being filled, then it's half full.

The glass has got half as much as I want in it, someone fill it up.

It's half full.

Unless it's half empty.

It's about halfway to the next drink.

The glass is twice as big as it should be. :p

(Pragmaticist. and yes that is spelt right - look it up)

It's too big. And I'll drink out of the bottle anyway.

"I ordered a cheeseburger!"

Half of the glass' total capacity is occupied.

Depends.

If it's beer, then it's half empty

If it's whiskey it is half full

What! What is this? This isn't my glass, my glass was full! And it was a bigger glass.

I paraphrase.

Literally, I'd say that if the glass were being emptied then afterwards I'd call it half empty (since the goal was to empty it), and then half full if it were being filled (because it was supposed to be filled...).

That's generally how I decide (if I think really hard) on the half empty/full judgements in more metaphorical situations. Otherwise, if I have no time to really think about it, it just depends on the mood I'm in - good mood = half full; bad mood = more on the empty side.

Someones eyes' are bigger than their belly.

To the optimist, the glass is half full

To the pessimist, the glass is half empty

To the engineer, the glass is twice the bloody size it should be!

(i know this joke has been said before, but this makes more sense to me...being an engineer! lol!)

To the optimist, the glass is half full

To the pessimist, the glass is half empty

To the engineer, the glass is twice the bloody size it should be!

(i know this joke has been said before, but this makes more sense to me...being an engineer! lol!)
It's not twice the size it should be. Some fool thought that a hole in the side would be fashionable.

It's not twice the size it should be. Some fool thought that a hole in the side would be fashionable.
Hehehe.

It's a dragon.

To the optimist, the glass is half full

To the pessimist, the glass is half empty

To the engineer, the glass is twice the bloody size it should be!

(i know this joke has been said before, but this makes more sense to me...being an engineer! lol!)
I always thougt that to the Engineer, the glass was 100% full. 50% full of liquid, and 50% full of gass (air).

OK, this is a completely stupid thread to see how you stand on the philosophical front be it communist, nihilist, fascist.

What? Where is my f#*king cheeseburger?!

There is no Glass.
>.>
<.<

There is no Glass.
>.>
<.<
Barman, can you clean this up and get me a new drink? Thanks.

There is no Glass.
You're not from around these here parts, are ya' boy? I love this bar.

"I ordered a cheeseburger!"
You are my new god.

Half of the glass' total capacity is occupied.

well said

OK, this is a completely stupid thread to see how you stand on the philosophical front be it communist, nihilist, fascist.

The glass is completely full. Approximately 50% water and 50% air.

Don't ask silly questions.

I always thougt that to the Engineer, the glass was 100% full. 50% full of liquid, and 50% full of gass (air).

To a Physicist more like! lol!

Graham

The glass is completely full. Approximately 50% water and 50% air.

Don't ask silly questions.

By voulume, sure, but what of mass?

Is the glass half empty or half full?

I am neither a pessimist nor an optimist.

I am a Dadaist. So the answer is "Fish."

neither. it is filled to half the capacity.

By voulume, sure, but what of mass?
Irrelevant. The word "full" refers to volume specifically a vast majority of the time.

It's all the way full - it's just that half is filled with water and half with air.

It really is impossible to have a glass that is truly half empty/full. The physics people, like always, are right (this might be a bit biased since I am into physics, even though that's a question of chemistry). If we disregard gaseous mass, and only take into account the liquid in the cup, then we have a glass with a liquid in it. However, since we don't know what the liquid is, we must acquire a test subject to take a small sip. It is obviously being emptied right now. If the subject is harmed in any way, we will empty the liquid out into the ocean. If the subject remains fine, we will go find more of the liquid to fill the glass.

It really is impossible to have a glass that is truly half empty/full. The physics people, like always, are right (this might be a bit biased since I am into physics, even though that's a question of chemistry). If we disregard gaseous mass, and only take into account the liquid in the cup, then we have a glass with a liquid in it. However, since we don't know what the liquid is, we must acquire a test subject to take a small sip. It is obviously being emptied right now. If the subject is harmed in any way, we will empty the liquid out into the ocean. If the subject remains fine, we will go find more of the liquid to fill the glass.
Getting somebody to drink an unknown liquid is a terrible way to establish what it is. Inject a sample into a gas chromatographer and a mass spectrometer.

To the optimist, the glass is half full

To the pessimist, the glass is half empty

To the engineer, the glass is twice the bloody size it should be!

(i know this joke has been said before, but this makes more sense to me...being an engineer! lol!)

damn you, stealing what i was going to say

engineering student here

another way i have said before is that it depends on the last actions taken on the glass. if you were last filling the glass then it is half full but if you were last emptying the glass then it is half empty.

Water... water...

Water... water...
Everywhere, but not a drop to drink.

Is the glass half empty or half full?

I am neither a pessimist nor an optimist.

I am a Dadaist. So the answer is "Fish."
you ordered the Fish? Ewwww... it smelled kinda funny... have a cheese burger instead.

You are my new god.
Great... soon the time of the Old Ones will be upon us. Repeat after me.

"Tur Has, Tur Has, Tur Has..."

Mine's empty now, time to get another beer from the fridge.

"I ordered a cheeseburger!"
I see someone's a fan of Gary Larsen.
grrr..beat me to it!

The (realist) answer is neither.
The glass is no more half full than it is half empty.
Nor is it any less half full than it is half empty.
:)

I would say, if it's being drunk from, then it's half empty. If it's being filled, then it's half full.Seconded.

If the glass was empty and then filled halfway it's Half Full.

If the glass was full and you emptied half of it it's half empty.

They have different meanings.

OK, this is a completely stupid thread to see how you stand on the philosophical front be it communist, nihilist, fascist.

If it's only been filled to the halfway mark, it's half full. If it's been filled above that mark and some liquid's been removed to put it down to the halfway mark, it's half empty. This is a question of logic, not philosophy; and since it was originally intended to be a philosophical question, it's completely flawed.

Nice name, by the way. I mean it, man.

Who gives a damn, finish it and move onto the next drink.


Or

Trooper Bragg: What glass?
Medic Dorden: An imaginary glass
Bragg: What is in the glass?
Dorden: it doesnt matter
Bragg: it does to me
Dorden: Okay, theres sacra in the glass
Bragg: How much sacra
Dorden: Nevermind
Bragg: *Pulls out a hipflask* Theres sacra in this
Dorden: Ahh well, if its there

From Necropolis by Dan Abnett

I see someone's a fan of Gary Larsen.
grrr..beat me to it!
sorry, don't feel bad... here, have a Cheeseburger.

If you are looking down on the glass at an angle from above, it looks half empty. If you are looking up at the glass from below (I presume it is sitting on a counter or tabletop) it appears half full.

The glass is half.

OK, this is a completely stupid thread to see how you stand on the philosophical front be it communist, nihilist, fascist.
Depends what you were doing with it last.

My glass?

My glass??!

That's not my glass. My glass was full...and it was bigger.

My glass?

My glass??!

That's not my glass. My glass was full...and it was bigger.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10939890&postcount=12
:p

Although you did remember the quote right.

To the optimist, the glass is half full

To the pessimist, the glass is half empty

To the engineer, the glass is twice the bloody size it should be!



To the Politician, whether the glass is half full or half empty is an important question, but it's missing the real issue...

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10939890&postcount=12
:p

Although you did remember the quote right.

All hail the hypno...I mean...Refused Party Program.

Optimist: The glass is half full
Pessimist: The glass is half empty
Realist: The glass is
Idealist: The glass should be full
Capitalist: Let's sell the glass
Anarchist: Smash the glass
Environmentalist: Save the water
Consumerist: Hey! This isn't evian.

I would say, if it's being drunk from, then it's half empty. If it's being filled, then it's half full.
Interesting point.

The glass is not pie, and that's all that matters.

*gulp*

Now, my friends, it contains no liquid. And I need another Guinness

Assuming, of course, that the glass exists in the first place, and that I am perceiving the glass properly, then I would say that the glass doesn't really matter.
If there's not enough water, then using a smaller vessel to carry it in won't make me any less thirsty, though it would make the glass full. So why, exactly, are we fixating on an entirely irrelevant matter?