⚓ The Ship of Theseus ⚓
An ancient puzzle, brought to life. Watch carefully — when does a ship stop being itself?
Dismantling Theseus's ship (brown)
Installing new planks (red)
Building the new ship (blue)
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⏸ STOP — It's no longer the original ship!
Which is the real Ship of Theseus?
The LEFT ship — renewed plank by plank.
The RIGHT ship — assembled from the very planks Theseus once sailed on.
BOTH ships are the Ship of Theseus.
NEITHER ship is the Ship of Theseus anymore.
Left ship — repaired
Right ship — assembled
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