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Monthly Archives: August 2005
“Isn’t statistics wonderful
Stumbleupon Review “Isn’t statistics wonderful?” “How so?” “Well, according to statistics, there are 42 million alligator eggs laid every year. Of those, only about half get hatched. Of those that hatch, three fourths of them get eaten by predators in … Continue reading
Do you know that 87.166253%
Stumbleupon Review Do you know that 87.166253% of all statistics claim a precision of results that is not justified by the method employed?
When the logician’s little
Stumbleupon Review When the logician’s little son refused again to eat his vegetables for dinner, the father threatened him: “If you don’t eat your vegies, you won’t get any ice-cream!” The son, frightened at the prospect of not having his … Continue reading
Q: What is sour, yellow, and
Stumbleupon Review Q: What is sour, yellow, and equivalent to the axiom of choice… A: Zorn’s lemon…
Q: What is the value of the
Stumbleupon Review Q: What is the value of the contour integral around Western Europe? A: Zero. Q: Why? A: Because all poles are in Eastern Europe!
Three statisticians go hunting
Stumbleupon Review Three statisticians go hunting. When they see a rabbit, the first one shoots, missing it on the left. The second one shoots and misses it on the right. The third one shouts: “We’ve hit it!”
Banach–Tarski paradox – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stumbleupon Review of : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banach-Tarski_Paradox Q: Do you know any catchy anagram of Banach-Tarski? A: Banach-Tarski Banach-Tarski…
Q: What is the difference
Stumbleupon Review Q: What is the difference between a Ph.D. in mathematics and a large pizza? A: A large pizza can feed a family of four…
Life is complex: it has both
Stumbleupon Review Life is complex: it has both real and imaginary components.
Q: What does a mathematician
Stumbleupon Review Q: What does a mathematician present to his fiancée when he wants to propose? A: A polynomial ring!