Proof By Calculator

Proof By Calculator
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The calculator shows the sum of the first 11 natural numbers equals -1/12. This isn't a glitch—it's actually a famous result in analytical continuation that baffles undergrads and delights professors. Mathematicians use this counterintuitive result in string theory and quantum field theory calculations while the rest of us mere mortals just stare in confusion. Nothing says "I trust math but I don't have to like it" quite like accepting that 1+2+3+4+...=-1/12. Pure mathematical gaslighting.

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