The Three Stages Of Math Exam Grief

The mathematical property that a% of b = b% of a is both mind-blowing and utterly useless in most real-life scenarios. Watching someone's brain short-circuit when they realize 4% of 75 equals 75% of 4 is the closest thing mathematicians get to entertainment. We spend years learning calculus but still reach for the calculator when someone asks us to compute a 15% tip.

Behold the ultimate mathematical shitpost! This collection of deliberately wrong math statements would make any mathematician cry tears of blood. From the blasphemous "π = e = 3" (both transcendental numbers reduced to an integer!) to the small angle approximation sin(x) ≈ x being presented as an equality. The division by zero, claiming 0.999... ≠ 1, and that absurd i² + 1² = 0² would make Euler roll in his grave faster than a quantum particle. The "proof is trivial" and "won't fit in the margins" references perfectly capture that professor who skips steps and leaves students confused. It's mathematical chaos theory visualized - except there's no underlying order, just pure mathematical anarchy!

The lone figure walking diagonally across the courtyard is clearly taking the hypotenuse of the triangle while everyone else follows the two perpendicular paths! Classic Pythagoras flexing his own theorem in public. The hypotenuse is always the shortest distance between two points, and this mathematical rebel knows it. Meanwhile, the normies are stuck walking the adjacent and opposite sides like absolute right-angled peasants. That's peak mathematical efficiency right there—saving precious seconds while simultaneously triggering everyone who's too conventional to break the social norm of following established paths. Pythagoras didn't discover the most famous theorem in geometry just to wait in line like a commoner!

This is EXACTLY how physicists defend arbitrary constants! "Why is Planck's constant 6.626×10 -34 J⋅s?" *adjusts lab goggles nervously* "Well, technically ANY number would be equally arbitrary, so why NOT that specific value? The universe just picked a number and ran with it!" Meanwhile the rest of us are staring at our equations wondering if the cosmos is just trolling us with these absurdly precise values. The fundamental forces of nature are basically that friend who insists on meeting at precisely 4:23 for absolutely no logical reason whatsoever.

Engineering education: where reality is optional and math is negotiable! This alignment chart brilliantly categorizes the lies we tell ourselves to make calculations easier. From the classic "no air resistance" (because wind is just a social construct) to the mathematical blasphemy of "π=3" (mathematicians are screaming somewhere). The small approximation sin(x)≈x is practically a gateway drug to the dark arts of engineering. And let's not forget the student's prayer: "The pop quiz probably isn't today" – the most chaotic evil assumption that has destroyed countless GPAs. My personal favorite? "The professor must have made a mistake." The rallying cry of every student who got different answers than their classmates but is too stubborn to admit they're wrong. Engineering: where we build bridges on assumptions and hope for the best!

This is mathematical terrorism at its finest! The top equation shows the sum of all positive integers (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+...) which is famously divergent and equals infinity. But then—BOOM—the result claims it equals -1/12! The punchline? This is actually a legitimate result in advanced mathematics! Through some mind-bending analytical continuation in string theory and quantum physics, mathematicians can assign the value -1/12 to this infinite sum. It's like telling someone 2+2=5 and then proving it with equations that would make your calculator cry. The "10 Pranks That Went Too Far" caption is perfect because this feels like mathematics is literally pranking our brains. Your high school math teacher would need therapy after seeing this!