Hi,
remember the discussion about a constant named "e" some time ago? Well,
found some joke on it and so thought i'd send it to the list. But it felt
very lonely, and so I thought I'd send along some others. Enjoy!
> Top ln(e^10) reasons why e is better than pi
>
> 10) e is easier to spell than pi.
> 9) pi ~= 3.14 while e ~=2.718281828459045.
> 8) The character for e can be found on a keyboard, but pi sure can't.
> 7) Everybody fights for their piece of the pie.
> 6) ln(pi^1) is a really nasty number, but ln(e^1) = 1.
> 5) e is used in calculus while pi is used in baby geometry.
> 4) 'e' is the most commonly picked vowel in Wheel of Fortune.
> 3) e stands for Euler's Number, pi doesn't stand for squat.
> 2) You don't need to know Greek to be able to use e.
> 1) You can't confuse e with a food product.
>
> ---
>
> A mathematician went insane and believed that he was the differentiation
>operator. His friends had
> him placed in a mental hospital until he got better. All day he would go
> around frightening the other patients by staring at them and saying "I
>differentiate you!"
>
> One day he met a new patient; and true to form he stared at him and said
>"I differentiate you!", but
> for once, his victim's expression didn't change. Surprised, the
> mathematician marshalled his energies, stared fiercely at the new patient
>and said loudly "I
> differentiate you!", but still the other man had no reaction. Finally, in
>frustration,
> the mathematician screamed out "I DIFFERENTIATE YOU!"
> The new patient calmly looked up and said, "You can differentiate me all
>you like: I'm e to the x."
>
> ---
>
> One day a mathematician decides that he is sick of math. So, he walks
>down to the fire department
> and announces that he wants to become a fireman.
> The fire chief says, "Well, you look like a good guy. I'd be glad to hire
>you, but first I have to
> give you a little test."
>
> The firechief takes the mathematcian to the alley behind the fire
>department which contains a
> dumpster, a spicket, and a hose. The chief then says, "OK, you're walking in
> the alley and you see the dumpster here is on fire. What do you do?"
> The mathematician replies, "Well, I hook up the hose to the spicket, turn
>the water on, and put out
> the fire."
>
> The chief says, "That's great... perfect. Now I have to ask you just one
>more question. What do you
> do if you're walking down the alley and you see the dumpster is not on
> fire?"
> The mathematician puzzles over the question for awhile and he finally
>says, "I light the dumpster on
> fire."
> The chief yells, "What? That's horrible! Why would you light the dumpster
>on fire?"
> The mathematician replies, "Well, that way I reduce the problem to one
>I've already solved."
>
> ---
>
> A mathematician and an engineer attend a lecture by a physicist. The
>topic concerns Kulza-Klein
> theories involving physical processes that occur in spaces with
> dimensions of 9, 12 and even higher. The mathematician is sitting,
>clearly enjoying the lecture,
> while the engineer is frowning and looking generally confused and puzzled.
> By the end the engineer has a terrible headache. At the end, the
>mathematician comments about the
> wonderful lecture.
>
> The engineer says "How do you understand this stuff?"
> Mathematician: "I just visualize the process."
> Engineer: "How can you visualize something that occurs in 9-dimensional
>space?"
> Mathematician: "Easy, first visualize it in N-dimensional space, then let
>N go to 9."
>
> ---
>
> Aleph-null bottles of beer on the wall,
> Aleph-null bottles of beer,
> You take one down, and pass it around,
> Aleph-null bottles of beer on the wall.
Cheers,
-- M. Uli Kusterer
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