1=3: Proof By Ragebait

Mathematicians live in their beautiful world of abstract concepts until someone dares ask "but what's this used for in real life?" Then comes the existential crisis vomit. They've spent hours deriving elegant proofs about n-dimensional manifolds only to struggle explaining why anyone should care. "Well, um, you could... calculate the optimal... something?" Pure mathematicians would rather prove the existence of 11 dimensions than provide one practical example that normal humans understand.

The six-step lifecycle of mathematical discovery is painfully accurate! From the initial "what if" moment to mathematicians having existential meltdowns over proofs that challenge their worldview. What makes this so brilliant is how it captures the bizarre reality that even in mathematics—supposedly the most objective field—progress often happens through stubborn resistance, decades-long feuds, and deathbed grudges. Fermat's Last Theorem took 358 years to solve, and I'm convinced half that time was just Step 2: "IMPOSSIBLE! INSANE!" And that final panel? Pure gold. Nothing quite like watching a professor's soul leave their body when students don't grasp a concept they've dedicated their life to understanding. The mathematical circle of life continues!

Even Krillin knows that 4 2 × 3 2 ≠ 4 6 ! Goku's mixing up his exponent rules faster than he teleports with Instant Transmission! Remember folks, when multiplying powers with the same base, you add the exponents (4 2 × 4 3 = 4 5 ). But with different bases like here? You multiply separately then multiply the results! Poor Goku—saving the universe is easier than basic algebra! His power level might be over 9000, but his math skills are definitely under 9!

Binary vs. Decimal! Computer science students see 11+1=100 and think "yep, that's correct" because in binary, 11 (3 in decimal) plus 1 equals 100 (4 in decimal). Meanwhile, biology students are having an existential crisis because math suddenly stopped making sense. It's like watching someone confidently drink what you KNOW is hydrochloric acid but they're smiling because in their world, it's just spicy water! 🤓

The geometric heresy we never learned in Sunday school! Someone's bravely pointing out that pizzas are technically shallow cylinders (height

The Jedi Council of Mathematics strikes again! Number 1 is getting absolutely roasted here for meeting the technical definition of a prime number (only divisible by 1 and itself) but still being denied the honor. It's like showing up to the elite mathematician party with the right credentials and getting bounced by the bouncer. For those who skipped number theory class to play video games: prime numbers are those divisible only by 1 and themselves. But mathematicians specifically exclude 1 from this club through a special clause—basically mathematical gerrymandering. Poor Number 1, forever the outcast despite technically qualifying. Talk about gatekeeping!