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Half Full Or Half Empty?
Topic Started: Jan 17 2007, 02:06 PM (1,682 Views)
Ryan A.
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For me, it just depends on what is inside the glass, not on my mood.
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Aaron
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A blast from the past.

I see it as half full half empty, Also I wonder who had my drink. :r
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Potter
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Let's rationally think about this.

If you're going to say half-full . . . you start with a full, right? To get to half-full you must subtract 1/2 to reach that amount.

If you're going to say half-empty . . . you start with nothing, right? And then, you must subtract 1/2 to reach that amount. So, if you say half-empty, you're basically saying -1/2. :P
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Knowhere
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Y'know, Demitri Martin talked about this... It all depends on what's IN the glass. If it's a glass of, say, chocolate milk, then people say it's half full. If it's a glass of stuff that comes out of a wazoo, then it's half empty. But what if it's a glass of baby blood? Then it depends on whether it's coming from the baby (whereas it'd be half empty) or going to the baby (whereas it'd be half full). It's a very complex subject...
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January 17, 2007 09:38 PM
Let's rationally think about this.

If you're going to say half-full . . . you start with a full, right? To get to half-full you must subtract 1/2 to reach that amount.

If you're going to say half-empty . . . you start with nothing, right? And then, you must subtract 1/2 to reach that amount. So, if you say half-empty, you're basically saying -1/2. :P

Sssshhh :r - Don't let the secret out :P
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Ryan
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Personally I feel the glass would be half empty. Does that mean I'm negative? Perhaps. Or maybe there's a hidden meaning to my way of thinking? If I'm viewing the glass as 'half empty', I am, of course, going to cherish what I have left. If I saw the glass as 'half full', would I waste what precious water I had left?

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Dyegov
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Half full for me. No need to explain :)
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January 17, 2007 04:51 PM
Y'know, Demitri Martin talked about this...

Thats exactly what I said. :r
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Lindsey
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Depends where I was and filled with what.
Like if I was in a desert, I'd say my cup was half empty.
or if it was here with a cup of club soda, I wouldn't touch it and it would be full.

we could play the 'if game' all day with this one.
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blade-slinger
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Depends if it was filled half way or emptied half way...thus half full or half empty...I just say half full from habit....
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I'm not going to apply this in a figurative sense because I don't think this analogy applies to me.

Like some people said, it would depend on whether or not you're halfway in the process of filling or halfway in the process of releasing. A tank of water with a hose attached to hit would hit the half-empty mark as you use the hose for your yard.

But in a neutral sense, I would say half-full.

It's just more straight forward that way. You're talking about how much of the substance is contained in the glass. If you have a full glass of water, why do you call it a full glass? Because the material you're talking about is water. So in this case, however much water is in it, that's what you use to describe the glass. A glass with water halfway filled would be half full because the amount of water is exactly half of the capacity of the glass. Saying half empty is talking about the lack of water, which means anything can occupy that empty area in lieu of water, making the concept more complex.

Also note that in numbers, when we round, 5 and higher are rounded up, even though 5 is exactly halfway. This tends to go with the notation that half or greater is expressed with fullness.
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Ryan
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January 17, 2007 08:21 PM
I'm not going to apply this in a figurative sense because I don't think this analogy applies to me.

Like some people said, it would depend on whether or not you're halfway in the process of filling or halfway in the process of releasing. A tank of water with a hose attached to hit would hit the half-empty mark as you use the hose for your yard.

But in a neutral sense, I would say half-full.

It's just more straight forward that way. You're talking about how much of the substance is contained in the glass. If you have a full glass of water, why do you call it a full glass? Because the material you're talking about is water. So in this case, however much water is in it, that's what you use to describe the glass. A glass with water halfway filled would be half full because the amount of water is exactly half of the capacity of the glass. Saying half empty is talking about the lack of water, which means anything can occupy that empty area in lieu of water, making the concept more complex.

Also note that in numbers, when we round, 5 and higher are rounded up, even though 5 is exactly halfway. This tends to go with the notation that half or greater is expressed with fullness.

I never realised how deep a conseration you can get with this half-full/half-empty buisness. Pretty soon you'll see this thread lingering in the java hut. LOL!
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Rathman55
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Half full, or have empty?

All I wanna know is whos been driking my beer.

EDIT: Just for some people, Its a joke thinger, I can't explain what kinf of a joke it is.
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Half full for sure... unless its about girls... then it is unfortunately half empty
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Half Full is just more common term than Half Empty. About 3/4 of the population would say Half Full rather than Half Empty.

Half Empty just doesn't sound right to most of us.
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