Philosophy
The Paradox of the Heap and Vagueness in Language
Quick fact
The paradox is called 'Sorites' from the Greek word 'soros' meaning 'heap.' It was first introduced by the ancient Greek philosopher Eubulides of Miletus.
Why this is interesting
If you remove one grain of sand from a heap, it’s still a heap. But remove them one by one, and eventually you have no heap—where did it go?