The perfect collision of herpetology and statistics! The top panel shows a proud snake handler with his 2-meter python, while the bottom panel features a mathematician completely baffled by the unit of measurement. In statistics, we have deciles (10ths), centiles (100ths), and quartiles (4ths) to divide data distributions—but "reptile" isn't exactly a mathematical term! The joke hinges on the mathematician hearing "reptile" as if it were another statistical division like "percentile," creating a beautiful scientific misunderstanding that would make even Pythagoras hiss with laughter.
That Animal Is Off The Scale!
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