The exact moment a mathematician discovers that alphabetical sorting of numbers puts "eight" before "eighty," "forty" before "four," and "one" at position 51. This is the mathematical equivalent of finding out your entire research paper used the wrong font size. The water-to-face coping mechanism is standard procedure after discovering such lexicographical treachery.
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