Prime Numbers Tier List

Kid: "How do they generate AI slop, Dad?" Dad: *responds with increasingly complex mathematical formulas, neural network architecture diagrams, and encoder-decoder schemas* Kid: "Oh. I should've guessed." Parenting in the AI age is just explaining differential equations during family road trips. That kid will either grow up to win a Fields Medal or develop a profound hatred for mathematics. Either way, Dad's ensuring his child never asks about technology at dinner parties. Genius parental strategy, really.

The ultimate math gang rivalry! This meme brilliantly parodies street gang culture with two mathematicians repping their preferred trigonometric function. The red side argues that cosine is the fundamental function (with sine just being cosine shifted by π/2 radians), while the blue side insists sine is primary (and cosine is just sine shifted). What makes this extra nerdy is that both sides are technically correct! In the world of differential equations, you can derive either function from the other. It's the mathematical equivalent of the chicken-or-egg debate, but with way more Greek letters. Next time your calc professor asks which is more fundamental, throw up the appropriate gang sign!

The eternal math joke that separates the engineers from the pure mathematicians! In calculus, epsilon represents an arbitrarily small positive number. So "epsilon zero" and "epsilon naught" are basically the same thing—they're both infinitesimally small. It's like arguing whether your chances of understanding quantum physics after one YouTube video are zero or just really, really close to zero. The difference? Absolutely nothing significant... which is precisely the point! Mathematicians will fight to the death over this distinction while the rest of us are just trying to remember how to calculate a tip.

The dark art of p-hacking just got an upgrade! This researcher is basically saying "let's manipulate our statistical model until we get the result we want so we don't have to publish and can enjoy our weekend." It's the scientific equivalent of homework avoidance. What makes this extra hilarious is that it's literally the opposite of proper research methodology - instead of following where the data leads, they're forcing the data to give them a free weekend. The caption "reverse p-hacking" is perfect because traditional p-hacking manipulates data to get publishable results, while this genius is manipulating it specifically to avoid publication! Statisticians everywhere are simultaneously laughing and crying right now.

The secret handshake of the STEM world! Scientists and engineers don't actually speak Greek, but they sure love slapping those Greek symbols everywhere. From α (alpha) for angles to σ (sigma) for standard deviation, we're out here pretending we understand an ancient language when really we just memorized 24 squiggly symbols to look smart on whiteboards. Nothing says "trust me, I'm a professional" like casually dropping a Δ (delta) into conversation while having absolutely no idea how to order a gyro in Athens.

Dating in the calculus world is brutal! She's excitedly texting him "I just learned Derivative" and gets a lukewarm "Ok, Cool" in response. Undeterred, she shows off her skills by calculating the derivative of y = 2³ correctly as y' = 3·2². But after an hour of silence, reality sinks in - he's probably "busy" (aka not that into her mathematical prowess). Classic case of unrequited math love - she's differentiating her heart out while he's just differentiating between swipe left and right.