They Were So Close (Mathematically Speaking)

Oh, sweet mathematical optimism! The top equation represents 2020 as a simple integral of 1/x⁵, which is already pretty terrible since it approaches infinity as x approaches zero. But 2021? That's the same nightmare with "+1" in the denominator—a pathetic attempt to make the function marginally less catastrophic. It's like thinking a life preserver will help when you're being sucked into a black hole. Spoiler alert: when your disaster is measured in powers of x⁵, adding 1 is just mathematical thoughts and prayers.

This is mathematical recursion gone gloriously viral! The poster is creating a Fibonacci sequence with Reddit upvotes, where each new target (6765, 10946, 17711) follows the actual Fibonacci pattern. Just like the sequence where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones, this madlad is nesting screenshots within screenshots, creating a fractal-like visual representation of the sequence. It's basically mathematical inception - screenshots all the way down! The beauty is that they're actually getting the upvotes too, proving that math nerds will absolutely rally behind elegant numerical patterns in the wild. Nature's perfect ratio has found its home in internet karma farming.

Engineers and physicists have been approximating π as 3 for generations, but this madlad just one-upped them with π = 4! The meme shows the classic "mathematician's nightmare" where repeatedly chopping corners off a square somehow preserves the perimeter while approaching a circle. Eventually reaching the punchline that π = 4. What's happening here is a beautiful example of why calculus professors drink heavily. The perimeter of a circle with diameter 1 is π, while a square with side length 1 has perimeter 4. This "proof" suggests they're equivalent, which would make Archimedes roll in his ancient grave. The trick? Each corner-cutting creates a jagged path that maintains the same length as the original square. No matter how many corners you remove, you're still tracing a path of length 4, not π. It's like claiming you can drive from New York to Boston in a straight line because you've smoothed out all the highway curves on your map.

That 5% is the same group who tries to calculate pi by hand. Mathematicians have elegant proofs for continuity, but some people insist on brute-forcing their way through life. Imagine checking if x² is continuous by plugging in every real number from negative infinity to positive infinity. They'll get back to us in... never. Meanwhile, the 61% who just look at the graph are already on their third coffee break.

The eternal battle between normal humans and mathematicians continues! When normal people see "half a pie," they get a semicircle of delicious strawberry goodness. But mathematicians? They take it literally as a QUARTER of the pie because they're thinking in terms of π (pi)! 🥧 It's that classic math joke where "half of π" isn't half a dessert—it's π/2 (1.57...), which corresponds to a quarter circle in radian measure! The mathematician's brain automatically converts everything to mathematical notation, even when there's strawberry tart at stake. Priorities, people!

The mathematical rebellion we never knew we needed! This satirical take on advanced math perfectly captures that moment when you realize those 3D graphs and complex functions might just be an elaborate prank by mathematicians. I mean, who hasn't stared blankly at a professor asking for "zero of something" or "infinity of it" and wondered if we're all being punked? The colorful visualizations at the bottom—probably representing some unholy combination of differential equations, complex analysis, and geometric topology—are basically just fancy ways of saying "√-1 have no idea what I'm looking at." Next time someone tries to explain why we need imaginary numbers, just point at your fingers and walk away. Checkmate, mathematicians!