Re: Another cheap math joke!
From: The Ghost In The Machine (ewill_at_sirius.athghost7038suus.net)
Date: 09/28/04
- Next message: Dave Seaman: "Re: The real numbers, and general comments"
- Previous message: The Ghost In The Machine: "Re: .9999... = 1, No it doesn't."
- In reply to: Snis Pilbor: "Another cheap math joke!"
- Next in thread: Denis Feldmann: "Re: Another cheap math joke!"
- Reply: Denis Feldmann: "Re: Another cheap math joke!"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ]
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 04:00:10 GMT
In sci.math, Snis Pilbor
<snispilbor@yahoo.com>
wrote
on 27 Sep 2004 17:44:26 -0700
<d3a0a22a.0409271644.1b18bbaa@posting.google.com>:
> My diff. eq. instructor seemed a bit perturbed today. I hope he isn't
> an unstable point!
>
>
> (dodging tomatoes) hey hey, these are hard to think of, quit that,
> anyway, if anyone can improve it please post :-)
A chemist, engineer, and mathematician are confronted
with three burning houses, by some quirk of nature and a
badly damaged gas line. The chemist knows that heat, air,
and fuel have to mix to create fire, so pours chemical
retardant on the house fire. The engineer does some
testing with a nearby water hose, then drags over a
gigantic fire truck hose, turns it on, and successfully douses
the flames. The mathematician observes the burning building
and then goes off to write a paper...
It gets worse.
The trio now goes to the next three houses, which are
not burning. The chemist decides to mix up some chemicals
that ultimately produce something useful, like soda pop
or rayon. The engineer examines his building, then makes
some sketches and goes off to a building store to get some
materials to make a room addition. The mathematician sets
fire to his building, reducing it to the previous case,
and writes an addendum to his original paper.
Erm...is that a rotten tomato in your pocket or are you just happy
to see me...? :-)
(Disclaimer: no actual homes were destroyed during the
construction of this message. The author does not condone
arson. No warranties expressed or implied. May cause
uncontrollable laughter, a grimace, or a "sheeshing" sound.
Do not read Usenet while drinking or driving (or both).
Not responsible to damage to monitors, keyboards, mice, or
other such computer equipment. The characters represented
in this joke are entirely fictitious, and may not be reprsentative
of their respective genres. Stay in school. Stay off drugs.)
-- #191, ewill3@earthlink.net -- insert random *splatsplatsplat* here It's still legal to go .sigless.
- Next message: Dave Seaman: "Re: The real numbers, and general comments"
- Previous message: The Ghost In The Machine: "Re: .9999... = 1, No it doesn't."
- In reply to: Snis Pilbor: "Another cheap math joke!"
- Next in thread: Denis Feldmann: "Re: Another cheap math joke!"
- Reply: Denis Feldmann: "Re: Another cheap math joke!"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ]
Relevant Pages
|
