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The Other Direction Is Trivial
Math Academia
19 days ago 3.4K views 0 shares
The Other Direction Is Trivial
The Pi symbol is giving us that shifty side-eye because it knows exactly what's happening. Mathematicians love to prove something in one direction, then casually drop "the other direction is trivial" when it's actually a nightmare of calculations they're too lazy to write out. It's the academic equivalent of saying "I could totally beat that guy in a fight" when the guy left hours ago. That smug little Pi face is every professor who's ever skipped the hard part and expected students to "fill in the details as an exercise."

Proof By "We Don't Have Enough Pages"
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1 month ago 4.3K views 0 shares
Proof By "We Don't Have Enough Pages"
The mathematical equivalent of "trust me, bro." Nothing says "I'm absolutely certain this is correct" like skipping 255 pages of tortuous calculations. Mathematicians have been pulling this stunt for centuries - stating something profound and then casually mentioning the proof would consume a forest's worth of paper. The Feit-Thompson theorem actually did require a 255-page proof, making it one of mathematics' greatest "ain't nobody got time for that" moments. Next time your professor asks for complete work, just cite this and say you're following established academic tradition.

Consider Pi As 3 And Gravity As Certain Doom
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1 month ago 9.3K views 0 shares
Consider Pi As 3 And Gravity As Certain Doom
Engineering students everywhere just felt a disturbance in the force! This is what happens when you take "approximation" to its logical extreme. The image shows a highway with a massive gap between sections, and the caption is basically every physics professor's favorite phrase when they want to simplify calculations. For those who slept through Physics 101: π (pi) is actually 3.14159... and gravitational acceleration (g) is 9.8 m/s². Rounding these values makes calculations easier but, uh, might lead to structural disasters like this bridge that clearly didn't account for those pesky decimal points! Next time your professor says "let's simplify," maybe ask if they're also designing bridges in their spare time.

The Evolution Of Academic Efficiency
Academia Research Science Scientists
3 months ago 7.3K views 0 shares
The Evolution Of Academic Efficiency
The scientific method? More like the scientific shortcut! This meme perfectly captures the three evolutionary stages of academic laziness: Stage 1: Actually reading the paper like some kind of research purist. Yawn . Brain barely lit up. Stage 2: The efficient middle ground - just skimming the abstract and conclusion. Brain showing signs of enlightenment because you're working smarter, not harder. Stage 3: MAXIMUM ACADEMIC EFFICIENCY! Just reading subheadings and making educated guesses about the content. Brain literally glowing with cosmic intelligence because you've transcended the need for "complete information" or "understanding the methodology." The secret that professors don't want you to know: 87% of citations in published papers come from people who only read the title and abstract. The other 13% are lying.

Physicists Be Like: Spherical Approximations
Physics Science Math Academia
3 months ago 10.5K views 0 shares
Physicists Be Like: Spherical Approximations
The infamous "spherical cow" approximation strikes again, but with a feline twist. In physics, we routinely commit mathematical atrocities by reducing complex objects to perfect spheres just to make the math tractable. Sure, your cat might have legs, a tail, and a personality that defies Euclidean geometry, but in our equations? Perfect sphere. Next week: frictionless cats on perfectly flat surfaces. The differential equations practically solve themselves.

Way Too Easy
Math Academia
3 months ago 8.4K views 0 shares
Way Too Easy
Peak academic ingenuity right here! Instead of calculating trigonometric functions for a 45° triangle, this brilliant student just copied "Syntax ERROR" from their calculator to every answer. The irony of claiming "these tests are way too easy" while committing mathematical blasphemy is pure genius. It's the mathematical equivalent of responding "new phone, who dis?" to every question on your calculus final. Modern problems require modern solutions!