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#1 2006-03-31 05:48:11

Ricky
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More brain teasers

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"In the real world, this would be a problem.  But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist.  So we'll go ahead and do that now..."

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#2 2006-03-31 06:07:47

mathsyperson
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Re: More brain teasers


Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.

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#3 2006-03-31 07:40:57

Ricky
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Re: More brain teasers

Last edited by Ricky (2006-03-31 07:41:07)


"In the real world, this would be a problem.  But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist.  So we'll go ahead and do that now..."

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#4 2006-03-31 18:29:07

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Re: More brain teasers


Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.

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#5 2006-03-31 18:37:08

Jai Ganesh
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Re: More brain teasers


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#6 2006-04-01 06:25:13

Ricky
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Re: More brain teasers

It's been a while, so I'll give out all the answers:


"In the real world, this would be a problem.  But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist.  So we'll go ahead and do that now..."

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#7 2006-04-03 00:29:10

Ninja 101
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Re: More brain teasers

argh!
i can't get onto the site.


Chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being saught. It always defeats order, because it is better organized.

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