Engineers and math teachers everywhere are celebrating! This hilarious "proof" that π = 4 is the mathematical equivalent of saying "because I said so." Starting with the correct facts that any number raised to zero equals 1, the "math" takes a wild detour into fantasy land by claiming π⁰ = 4⁰, therefore π = 4!
This is like saying "I'm the same height as The Rock when we're both sitting down, so I must be The Rock!" The exponents cancel out, but the base numbers remain distinct - that's literally the first rule of exponent club! 3.14159... will forever be different from 4, no matter how desperately we want to round up for easier calculations!
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