#science_memes
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Pythagoreans: Numbers are always perfect and elegantly fit everywhere. Also, magic and weird shit.
Hippasus: Yeah but like… Hold my kykeon.
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Edit: Extra bonus: 16th century edition:
Them: You can’t take the square root of a negative number.
Rafael Bombelli: Yeah but like imagine if you could…
Them: …but you can’t.
Them: You really gotta lay off the ladanaum.
Rafael Bombelli: Yeah but like just imagine… passes out
Is this about the secret math parties in ships?
What?
threaded - newest
Pythagoreans: Numbers are always perfect and elegantly fit everywhere. Also, magic and weird shit.
Hippasus: Yeah but like… Hold my kykeon.
–
Edit: Extra bonus: 16th century edition:
Them: You can’t take the square root of a negative number.
Rafael Bombelli: Yeah but like imagine if you could…
Them: …but you can’t.
Rafael Bombelli: Yeah but like imagine if you could…
Them: You really gotta lay off the ladanaum.
Rafael Bombelli: Yeah but like just imagine… passes out
Is this about the secret math parties in ships?
What?