> My objection is to the first x, which *should have been* a +... I quote > from the site: > "First we state that girls that girls require time *and* money. > Girls=Time x Money". > > Last I heard, "and" meant "plus", not "times". So, "time and money" > should have been written out as "Time + Money". The rest of the > "proof" falls flat on its face because, as Robin Panza said (she's not > on chat, sent the message privately):
Actually in math "and" is "times" and "or" is "plus". > >The quote 'Money is the root of all evil' is incorrect, if that helps. > >The > >actual quote says that 'the love of money is the root of all evil' I don't know, I always heard the version without "love". > Weronika Patena (a student at Cal Tech) wrote: > > >Not refutable, other than the "absolute value" comment someone already > >added on the same page. Which, by the way, means that either girls = > >evil or girls = -evil, so it's not that bad <g> > > And Liz Beecher wrote: > > >Being a mathematician - I am sorry to say that the mathematical > >equations are > >absolutely correct and that it does appear that I am evil. > > Seems to me, if you include my own objection to a wrong sign being > used, it's: > Language Arts: 3, Mathematics: 0. <g> Robin, who spotted the mistake > in "translation" (from English to math language), is a scientist > herself, but of the generation somewhat closer to me in age than either > Liz or Weronika. I am a little disturbed that the "young ones" are so > careless of context, so willing to focus narrowly... Math will do that to you <g>. > Robin throws in another interesting "equation" (philosophical, this > time <g>): > > >[...] anything we value requires time and money, so everything of > >value is evil. Of course <g> Weronika To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
