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| 9117 | The smallest heap has four objects: three on the bottom, one on the top |
| Full Idea: Hart argues that the smallest heap consists of four objects: three on the bottom, one on the top. | |||
| From: report of William D. Hart (Hat-Tricks and Heaps [1992]) by Roy Sorensen - Vagueness and Contradiction Intro | |||
| A reaction: If the objects were rough bolders, you could get away with two on the bottom. He's wrong. No one would accept as a 'heap' four minute grains barely visible to the naked eye. No one would describe such a group of items in a supermarket as a heap. |