Two Nickels For Two Murderous Mathematicians

Two Nickels For Two Murderous Mathematicians
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The meme references two notable figures: Felix Bloch (quantum physicist/mathematician) and Ted Kaczynski (the Unabomber who was also a mathematician). Using the classic Phineas and Ferb format where Dr. Doofenshmirtz says "If I had a nickel for every time X happened, I'd have two nickels - which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice."

It's darkly humorous because it points out the bizarre coincidence that two people who worked in complex mathematical analysis later became killers. One was a brilliant physicist who contributed to quantum mechanics, the other was... well, the Unabomber. Math really drives some people to the edge, huh? *nervous scientist laugh*

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