The Slippery Slope Of Mathematical Obsession

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The Slippery Slope Of Mathematical Obsession

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The evolution of math enthusiasts in their natural habitat! Starting with the innocent "I ❤️ Mathematics" t-shirt wearer, we rapidly descend into the mathematical madness hierarchy.

The "sanest mathematician" is already surrounded by a wall of equations, probably calculating the optimal angle to tilt their tinfoil hat. Then we hit rock bottom with Euler's identity (e^iφ = cos φ + i sin φ) guy screaming "IT'S ALL CONNECTED" while staring at fractals and complex planes.

This is basically the mathematical equivalent of starting with "I enjoy jogging" and ending with "I've replaced my blood with energy drinks and now run ultramarathons across active volcanoes." The final equation at the bottom is just the mathematician's version of speaking in tongues.

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