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When we all returned to campus this past September, we eagerly made our way to Ferris to enjoy a classic Ferris sandwich. Upon reaching the glass case that the sandwiches typically lived in, we encountered an unexpected site: piles and piles of strawberries. At first, we assumed that maybe there was just a randomly large amount of strawberries left over from NSOP, so maybe this was just a temporary arrangement. Naively hoping that the sandwiches would reappear, I returned to Ferris week after week only to see the mountain of strawberries seemingly untouched. I finally gave up on my sandwich dream and accepted that strawberries are the new norm. But then a realization dawned on me: the strawberries never ever run out. How can there seemingly be infinite strawberries in Ferris?
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, which stipulates that energy cannot be created or destroyed but only transformed, we understand that the finite amount of energy on Earth or in the universe undergoes perpetual recycling. Similarly, when Ferris proclaims to have an endless supply of strawberries, it’s important to recognize that this claim doesn’t imply an instantaneous, infinite provision of strawberries. Rather, the concept suggests that over an infinite span of time, one could potentially consume an infinite number of strawberries. Ferris, over an eternity, would have the resources and time to cultivate an infinite number of strawberries. So, while the immediate offering of strawberries may be finite, the overarching potential for an unending supply is embedded in the notion of infinite time and resource utilization.
To get a second perspective on this Ferris phenomenon, Bwog decided to bring in an expert (a second Bwog staffer) to study the endless fruit. First, they measured how many strawberries are in each display case level: there are at least 23 strawberries across, and at least five strawberries stacked on top of each other. After calculating the volume, this means there are 575 cubic inches of strawberries per display case level at all times. If there are three levels per cabinet, that means there are at least 1725 cubic inches of strawberries in one display case. This data shows that if everyone from SEAS came to Ferris and took one strawberry, only 118 students would not get a strawberry. Conclusion: this is equity for when they’re making more money than the rest of us.
After all of this thought, I realized that this is all highly theoretical. To really get to the bottom of this problem, I decided that the best way to solve this problem was to camp out in Ferris and count how many people actually took the strawberries that replaced these beloved sandwiches. After about three hours, I noticed that nobody actually eats these strawberries. Since nobody consumes the strawberries, it seems like there is an infinite supply. Basically, please bring back the sandwiches. We really miss them.
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