Proof By Contradiction? How About Proof By Drowning.

Proof By Contradiction? How About Proof By Drowning.
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Mathematical beef in Ancient Greece was intense. Legend has it that when Hippasus proved √2 is irrational (meaning it can't be expressed as a simple fraction), Pythagoras was so offended by this attack on his perfect numerical universe that he had Hippasus thrown overboard during a sea voyage.

While normal mathematicians use elegant proofs by contradiction, Pythagoras apparently preferred "proof by drowning" – the original peer review system where disagreement gets you yeeted into the Mediterranean. Talk about taking "sink or swim" literally in academic discourse!

Next time your math professor gives you a hard time, just be thankful they've evolved beyond Pythagorean feedback methods.

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