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christmas boots: Oct 15, 2012; To these sing-alongs 🎤of siren 🧜🏻‍♀️songs
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JuiceOne posted:

Most of these I've posted here, but there's at least one new one.

https://youtu.be/QmjmOVrol60

I never get tired of the newspaper/tv one. It gives me such a David Lynch vibe.

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# ? May 1, 2024 22:05

ultrafilter: Aug 23, 2007; It's okay if you have any questions.

PittTheElder posted:

The ambiguity arises because mathematics doesn't specify an explicit preference to multiplication and division operations, and because they used obelus (�) notation in a deliberate attempt to make it unclear which portions of the equation are in the numerator and denominator. Added to this is that different areas of the world use conflicting acronyms to teach order of operations, so that people on the 'gram can have lots of boring arguments about which is 'correct'. So the answer is "probably 1, but maybe 16; either way you should get better at writing equations."

In conclusion, RDRR is a land of contrasts.

An actual mathematician says you're wrong:

https://twitter.com/stevenstrogatz/status/1157312518509015040

# ? Aug 3, 2019 01:22

PittTheElder: Feb 13, 2012; Yes, it's like a lava lamp.

No he doesn't:

quote:

Now realize, following Aunt Sally is purely a matter of convention. In that sense, PEMDAS is arbitrary. Furthermore, in my experience as a mathematician, expressions like 8÷2×4 look absurdly contrived. No professional mathematician would ever write something so obviously ambiguous. We would insert parentheses to indicate our meaning and to signal whether the division should be carried out first, or the multiplication.

# ? Aug 3, 2019 01:27

ultrafilter: Aug 23, 2007; It's okay if you have any questions.

PittTheElder posted:

No he doesn't:

A bit earlier:

quote:

When confronted with 8 � 2(2+2), everyone on Twitter agreed that the 2+2 in parentheses should be evaluated first. That�s what our teachers told us: Deal with whatever is in parentheses first. Of course, 2+2 = 4. So the question boils down to 8�2�4.

And there�s the rub. Now that we�re faced with a division and a multiplication, which one takes priority? If we carry out the division first, we get 4�4 = 16; if we carry out the multiplication first, we get 8�8 = 1.

Which way is correct? The standard convention holds that multiplication and division have equal priority. To break the tie, we work from left to right. So the division goes first, followed by the multiplication. Thus, the right answer is 16.

I mean yes, it's a convention and arbitrary, but it's not something where there are two different conventions.

# ? Aug 3, 2019 01:34

spaceblancmange: Apr 19, 2018; #essereFerrari

CzarChasm posted:

LORD! PALMERSTON!

# ? Aug 3, 2019 01:37

spaceblancmange: Apr 19, 2018; #essereFerrari

# ? Aug 3, 2019 01:46

Trabant: Nov 26, 2011; All systems nominal.

ultrafilter posted:

I mean yes, it's a convention and arbitrary, but it's not something where there are two different conventions.

But there are: US settled on doing multiplication before division, much (all?) of the rest of the world does it the other way around. That's pretty much the gotcha of the meme.

# ? Aug 3, 2019 01:48

spaceblancmange: Apr 19, 2018; #essereFerrari

ultrafilter posted:

An actual mathematician says you're wrong:

We should ask a different kind of mathematician and a statistician.

# ? Aug 3, 2019 01:50

SpacePig: Apr 4, 2007; I'M FEELING JIMMY

JuiceOne posted:

Most of these I've posted here, but there's at least one new one.

https://youtu.be/QmjmOVrol60

Man, I love all of these, but I really thought the end of the baby one was going to be the Old Grey Mare dance.

# ? Aug 3, 2019 02:25

Booourns: Jan 20, 2004; Please send a report when you see me complain about other posters and threads outside of QCS

~thanks!

Just listen to this mathematician
"uh..."
He'll tell you that you are wrong

# ? Aug 3, 2019 02:26

SpacePig: Apr 4, 2007; I'M FEELING JIMMY

Booourns posted:

Just listen to this mathematician
"uh..."
He'll tell you that you are wrong

Two minus three equals negative Fun!

# ? Aug 3, 2019 02:40

alexandriao: Jul 20, 2019

SpacePig posted:

Two minus three equals negative Fun!

The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side.

# ? Aug 3, 2019 02:53

spaceblancmange: Apr 19, 2018; #essereFerrari

Two plus two is four.
Two plus two is four.

# ? Aug 3, 2019 02:54

UZR IS BULLSHIT: Jan 25, 2004

ultrafilter posted:

A bit earlier:

I mean yes, it's a convention and arbitrary, but it's not something where there are two different conventions.

Hey pal, did you get a load of the nerd?!

# ? Aug 3, 2019 03:00

Lifespan: Mar 5, 2002

JuiceOne posted:

Most of these I've posted here, but there's at least one new one.

https://youtu.be/QmjmOVrol60

The scene with Bart and Old Jewish Man getting in trouble for kicking in the hallway has brought me way too much joy this week.

# ? Aug 3, 2019 03:00

Bouillon Rube: Aug 6, 2009

WeaponX posted:

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Shinjobi: Jul 10, 2008; Gravy Boat 2k

spaceblancmange posted:

Standing ovation

# ? Aug 3, 2019 03:12

Drink-Mix Man: Mar 4, 2003; You are an odd fellow, but I must say... you throw a swell shindig.

spaceblancmange posted:

# ? Aug 3, 2019 03:39

Space Cadet Omoly: Jan 15, 2014; ~Groovy~

alexandriao posted:

The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side.

THAT'S A RIGHT TRIANGLE YA IDIOT!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4zqR7GhrqQ

# ? Aug 3, 2019 03:46

Salted_Pork: Jun 19, 2011

Booourns posted:

Just listen to this mathematician
"uh..."
He'll tell you that you are wrong

I believe that should be a mathestician

# ? Aug 3, 2019 05:15

Improbable Lobster: Jan 6, 2012; What is the Matrix 🌐? We just don't know 😎.; Buglord

fishing with the fam posted:

There is no preferential order between multiplication and division. When there is no preferential ordering, you go left to right.

Yeah

# ? Aug 3, 2019 12:15

Phanatic: Mar 13, 2007; Please don't forget that I am an extremely racist idiot who also has terrible opinions about the Culture series.

If you have three Pepsis and I give you two Pepsis, how much more refreshed are you?

# ? Aug 3, 2019 12:46

secular woods sex: Aug 1, 2000; I dispense wisdom by the gallon.

Umm . . . Pepsi?

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stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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The atomic weight of bolonium.

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bitterandtwisted: Sep 4, 2006

# ? Aug 3, 2019 12:57

The Duggler: Feb 20, 2011; I do not hear you, I do not see you, I will not let you get into the Duggler's head with your bring-downs.

I'm getting a lot of these references

# ? Aug 3, 2019 13:37

Captain Splendid: Jan 7, 2009; Qu'en pense Caffarelli?

bitterandtwisted posted:

Seems to be working just fine :shrug:

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RJWaters2: Dec 16, 2011; It was not not not so great

bitterandtwisted posted:

# ? Aug 3, 2019 15:23

christmas boots: Oct 15, 2012; To these sing-alongs 🎤of siren 🧜🏻‍♀️songs
To oohs😮 to ahhs😱 to 👏big👏applause👏
With all of my 😡anger I scream🤬 and shout📢
🇺🇸America🦅, I love you 🥰but you're freaking 💦me 😳out; Biscuit Hider

Trabant posted:

But there are: US settled on doing multiplication before division, much (all?) of the rest of the world does it the other way around. That's pretty much the gotcha of the meme.

Multiplication and division happen at the same time, going from left to right.

# ? Aug 3, 2019 16:51

Dewgy: Nov 10, 2005; ~🚚special delivery~📦

Phanatic posted:

If you have three Pepsis and I give you two Pepsis, how much more refreshed are you?

All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi!

# ? Aug 3, 2019 16:52

Doom Mathematic: Sep 2, 2008

christmas boots posted:

Multiplication and division happen at the same time, going from left to right.

Only if you're a computer.

# ? Aug 3, 2019 16:58

Space Cadet Omoly: Jan 15, 2014; ~Groovy~

Dewgy posted:

All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoF_a0-7xVQ

Wait a minute...."Institutionalized" by Suicidal Tendencies isn't a Simpsons reference!

# ? Aug 3, 2019 20:16

christmas boots: Oct 15, 2012; To these sing-alongs 🎤of siren 🧜🏻‍♀️songs
To oohs😮 to ahhs😱 to 👏big👏applause👏
With all of my 😡anger I scream🤬 and shout📢
🇺🇸America🦅, I love you 🥰but you're freaking 💦me 😳out; Biscuit Hider