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Hiawatha
Stumbleupon Review Hiawatha Designs an Experiment Hiawatha, mighty hunter, He could shoot ten arrows upward, Shoot them with such strength and swiftness That the last had left the bow-string Ere the first to earth descended. This was commonly regarded As … Continue reading
A bunch of Polish scientists
Stumbleupon Review A bunch of Polish scientists decided to flee their repressive government by hijacking an airliner and forcing the pilot to fly them to a western country. They drove to the airport, forced their way on board a large … Continue reading
Theorem : All positive
Stumbleupon Review Theorem : All positive integers are equal. Proof: Sufficient to show that for any two positive integers, A and B, A = B. Further, it is sufficient to show that for all N > 0, if A and … Continue reading
The USDA once wanted to make
Stumbleupon Review The USDA once wanted to make cows produce milk faster, to improve the dairy industry. So, they decided to consult the foremost biologists and recombinant DNA technicians to build them a better cow. They assembled this team of … Continue reading
Theorem: a cat has nine
Stumbleupon Review Theorem: a cat has nine tails. Proof: No cat has eight tails. A cat has one tail more than no cat. Therefore, a cat has nine tails.
Von Neumann and Nobert
Stumbleupon Review Von Neumann and Nobert Weiner were both the subject of many dotty professor stories. Von Neumann supposedly had the habit of simply writing answers to homework assignments on the board (the method of solution being, of course, obvious) … Continue reading
Russell to Whitehead: “My
Stumbleupon Review Russell to Whitehead: “My Godel is killing me!”
A doctor, a lawyer and a
Stumbleupon Review A doctor, a lawyer and a mathematician were discussing the relative merits of having a wife or a mistress. The lawyer says: “For sure a mistress is better. If you have a wife and want a divorce, it … Continue reading
Asked how his pet parrot
Stumbleupon Review Asked how his pet parrot died, the mathmatican answered “Polynomial. polygon.” — Lumberjacks make good musicians because of their natural logarithms. — Pie are not square. Pie are round. Cornbread are square. — “The integral of e to … Continue reading
A biologist, a statistician
Stumbleupon Review A biologist, a statistician, a mathematician and a computer scientist are on a photo-safari in africa. They drive out on the savannah in their jeep, stop and scout the horizon with their binoculars. The biologist : “Look! There’s … Continue reading