Gone But Not Forgotten: The Eternal Grief Of Mathematicians

The eternal struggle of engineering students everywhere! In circuits, i, j, and k represent current density vectors. Meanwhile, in physics, they're unit vectors in 3D coordinate systems. Same symbols, completely different meanings—no wonder that poor student looks traumatized while his friend is blissfully oblivious. Nothing like notation overlap to crush your soul during finals week. Pro tip: always check which class you're studying for before having a complete mental breakdown!

Oh, the mathematical mic drop that never was! This satirical gem pokes fun at political figures who try to "own" their opponents with pseudo-intellectual arguments while completely missing the point. In calculus, dy/dx isn't technically a fraction—it's a derivative notation representing the rate of change. But functionally? We treat it like a fraction all the time! We cancel terms, separate variables, and chain-rule it into oblivion. The LaTeX code \frac{dy}{dx} simply tells the typesetting system to display it in fraction form because—surprise!—that's the most intuitive way to work with it. It's like declaring "if water isn't wet, why do we call it a liquid?" and thinking you've dismantled hydrology. Turns out, understanding notation requires more than just pointing at things dramatically!

Mathematics: where we panic about division by zero but casually invent imaginary numbers to solve square roots of negative values. The square root of -1? Just call it i and move on with your life. Mathematicians really said "impossible calculation? No problem, I'll just create an entirely new number system." Classic math move—if reality doesn't fit your equations, just expand reality. That's not a bug, that's a feature.

The circle of academic suffering is beautifully illustrated here! Innocent biology students think they're escaping math, only to discover chemistry is lurking around the corner. Chemistry students smugly think they've mastered their domain until physics equations slap them in the face. And those physics majors? They're just mathematicians with experimental equipment. It's the scientific equivalent of thinking you've escaped the boss only to find the final form is even more terrifying. No matter which science skateboard you jump on, math is waiting with a rake for your unsuspecting face. The universe's cruelest prank: everything interesting requires calculus.

The scientific community's relationship with arXiv is beautifully summarized here. It's simultaneously our savior from paywalled journals and our collective chaotic notebook. Nothing quite matches the thrill of finding a groundbreaking paper that might be completely wrong. My personal favorite: "academic version of 'trust me, bro' but with LaTeX" - because nothing says credibility like properly formatted equations in a paper that hasn't been peer-reviewed yet. Those unsolved math conjectures? We've all "solved" them as undergrads... before realizing our fundamental error on page 2.

The Hulk's gamma-radiated brain cells apparently don't retain basic geometry. That moment when you're so angry you can't remember πr² - which is ironic since rage is supposed to make you smarter, not dumber. The real tragedy isn't Banner losing control; it's losing access to middle school math. And they say scientists are supposed to be the smart ones...