Mathematical Identity Crisis

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Mathematical Identity Crisis

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The joke here is mathematical blasphemy of the highest order! The image shows the quadratic formula (not Euler's formula) alongside the Pythagorean theorem (the squares diagram). It's like introducing your friend Dave as "This is Tom, he's a world-famous neurosurgeon" when Dave is actually an accountant who faints at the sight of blood.

Euler's actual formula is e^iπ + 1 = 0, which connects five fundamental constants in one elegant equation. Meanwhile, the quadratic formula helps you solve x² + bx + c = 0, and has nothing to do with triangle sides.

This is the mathematical equivalent of using a fork to eat soup while calling it a spoon. Every mathematician viewing this just felt a disturbance in the force.

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