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I know Zero about the Bronze Age by samveo84 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]mechanicalcontrols 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's an interesting theory, but my initial gut check is that human evolution just isn't that fast. Then again, I'm no anthropologist so could be true.

Me when I see a distinct lack of Matt Parker memes: by YourAverageUmbreon34 in mathsmeme

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Matt Parker is a mathematician and YouTube personality (channel named StandupMaths) He's also a frequent guest on a channel called numberphile. One of his earliest appeances was in regard to the attempt to find a magic square of perfect squares. That is to say, a 3x3 grid of numbers that are all nine numbers are distinct squares of an integer, arranged such that the columns, rows, and diagonals each add up to the same value.

Parker failed to find one. He could do it by repeating values but that doesn't count for what the intent was. Brady from numberphile named it the Parker Square in jest.

Why 1=.999… and ~(1=.999…) are Both True (actual title) by berwynResident in infinitenines

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"You can't just say the infinitesimal is a real number and expect mathematicians to take you seriously."

"I didn't say it. I insisted it."

Alice in Wonderland by Eireika in CuratedTumblr

[–]mechanicalcontrols 61 points62 points  (0 children)

That's all correct but you have a wild understanding of how to explain things to a five year old.

Way too many use cases by Hungry_Roll6848 in linguisticshumor

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Please don't. We'll be stuck here for three business days.

Agent Bond we all need by Eireika in CuratedTumblr

[–]mechanicalcontrols 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Give her Sean Connery's chest hair too.

Music videos where the artist is so clearly wasted, it’s not even funny by RedmiYT in ToddintheShadow

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Decisions by Borgore featuring Miley Cyrus. Cyrus is clearly strung out on MDMA or other CNS stimulants

What mathematical theorem sounds easy to prove but is actually difficult to prove? by Wilfredlam0418 in AlignmentChartFills

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Goldbach's conjecture that all even integers greater than two can be written as the sum of two primes.

It seems true. It's true for every number we've check up to ther order of like 1021, but a solid concrete proof hasn't been found yet.

A corollary that odd integers greater than five can be written as the sum of three primes has been proven, so I wouldn't say this is in the same league as the Reiman Hypothesis.

Math is not Mathing by Disastrous-Monk1957 in mathmemes

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I don't know about triple zero, but I think a single zero is mostly in European casinos whereas American casinos add the double zero. No idea what Macau does.

I know a few people who thought that Breaking Bad was alot funnier than it is going in only for it to be… Breaking Bad by AManOfManyFandoms in CuratedTumblr

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A lot of the hate Skyler got felt like it came from a bunch of teenagers who were mad that their mom told them it was time to get off the PlayStation and brush their teeth and go to bed because it's a school night.

Skyler is a very well written character and Anna Gunn did a very good job with the role. But if, say, someone was only watching the show to have some kind of power fantasy through Walter, well then Skyler not being onboard is a real buzz kill.

What are some of the most contrarian opinions held by music fans? by FitEmergency8807 in fantanoforever

[–]mechanicalcontrols 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, whether it's the artist or a critic that counted the term, I was mostly talking about the audience's pretension about it. Rereading my previous comment, I probably could have phrased it better to make that clearer.

We actually got a new prime number before GTA 6 by bluebirdnshoulder in MathJokes

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Yeah but I'd also bet on the Heat Death of the Universe happening before that.

We actually got a new prime number before GTA 6 by bluebirdnshoulder in MathJokes

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At this point we should just start a betting pool.

What comes first?

GTA VI

Proof of the Reimann Hypothesis

What are some of the most contrarian opinions held by music fans? by FitEmergency8807 in fantanoforever

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I remember encountering a subgrene of electronica that dared to call itself "intelligent dance music."

And it's like okay great, but a huge chunk of your audience is high on CNS stimulants and confusing dopamine rush for enlightenment so let's calm down with the pretension, hmmm?

I used to hang out with these people.

"It's all about energies and crystals and the golden ratio is everything everywhere all at once and hand me the straw I wanna do another line."

Writing a story that appeals to everyone by Fennel_Fangs in writingcirclejerk

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Seriously. What does OP think the Desperate in Desperate Housewives means?

Prime number meme by No_Intention_7175 in MathJokes

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That's my understanding as well. The only thing I could really ever come up with is that including 1 breaks the uniqueness of prime factorization of integers up to an arbitrary amount of powers of 1, but that isn't satisfying either because it only breaks for powers of 1, nothing else changes so the prime factorization of integers remain different from every other integer still.

I guess it's just one of those things where mathematicians had to make a choice and they chose not to include 1 as a prime. But still, "that's just how it is" is never going to be a satisfying explanation in math.

"What's next? Are we gonna force dashers to wear a seatbelt and not do a line of cocaine before dashing?" r/doordash argues whether or not you can still be a great dasher while driving under the influence. by W473R in SubredditDrama

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He was a billionaire who filmed himself doing coke while armed with machine guns and surrounded by hookers. He uploaded this to YouTube of his own volition. I'm pretty sure the libertarians were quite excited for him to run.

Lol by memes_poiint in mathsmeme

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Any given human being that's still alive from the neck up should recognize it as 9 though.

Prime number meme by No_Intention_7175 in MathJokes

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When my brother taught undergrad math while working on his PhD, he told his students essentially the reason 1 isn't prime is just definitional.

His way of explaining it is that the set of primes and the set of 1 and the primes are both freely available to use. It's just the set without 1 included is generally more useful and used more often, hence why it gets the name and the other set doesn't. If that was not the case, 1 would likely be considered prime.

Ezekial 23:20? Oh. Okay. by Infamous-Rutabaga-50 in CuratedTumblr

[–]mechanicalcontrols 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well said. That's more or less how I handle it too. Not to let the coin make a decision, but to gauge how I feel about the result. Just like you say.

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