Very Suitable Assumption

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Very Suitable Assumption

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Behold the magnificent divide between theoretical purists and practical problem-solvers!

At the top, we have mathematicians having an existential crisis over calculus shortcuts. One casually suggests "just multiply by dx" while the other has a complete meltdown over such mathematical blasphemy. HOW DARE YOU SIMPLIFY!

Meanwhile, physicists at the bottom are living their best approximation life. "Is a cow a sphere?" "Yes." Because why complicate things with udders and legs when you can just treat that farm animal as a perfect geometric shape!

This is the essence of physics - where everything can be a perfect sphere if you squint hard enough and ignore enough variables. Spherical cows in a vacuum - the cornerstone of every good physics problem! *twirls mustache maniacally*

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