The Square Root of Three

[wlmcrae]

lol


Old Physics Joke: A mathematician, a physicist and an engineer are given an identical problem: Prove that all odd numbers greater than 2 are prime numbers. They proceed:

Mathematician: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 9 is not a prime - counterexample - claim is false.

Physicist: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 9 is an experimental error, 11 is a prime, ...

Engineer: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 9 is a prime, 11 is a prime, ...

I work with engineers - how this hits the nail on the head!

 

[samoth]

I work with engineers - how this hits the nail on the head!

When considering the behaviour of a howitzer:

A mathematician will be able to calculate where the shell will land.

A physicist will be able to explain how the shell gets there.

An engineer will stand there and try to catch it.

 

[eddymerckx]

how can a square tree have roots?

 

[GUARDIAN]

how can a square tree have roots?

how can a tree be square?

 

[biteme]

Nerd thread alert! haha... I like Samoth.

 

[nimbus]

A mathematician, an engineer, and a physicist are being interviewed for a
job. In each case, the interview goes along famously until the last
question is asked: "How much is one plus one?"

Each of them suspects a trap, and is hesitant to answer.

The mathematician thinks for a moment, and says "I'm not sure, but
I think it converges".

The physicist says "I'm not sure, but I think it's on the order of one"

The engineer gets up, closes the door to the office, and says "How much
do you want it to be?".

 

[calveless wonder]

this thread sucks

 

[bigmann245]

OMG it is WAAAAYYYYYY too late for math....

 

[GUARDIAN]

OMG it is WAAAAYYYYYY too late for math....

never!

 

[silverstar1025]

Bunch of nerds up in here.

Good movie by the way