How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Invisible ink is undetectable, so knowing when it runs out is logically impossible.
- In plain terms
- You can't see invisible ink, so you don't know when it's gone.
- What can you take from it?
- Some problems are unsolvable by definition.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What can't you see but know exists?
- What problems have no solution?
Another view
It oversimplifies practical ink usage.
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