Cohomology Memes

When mathematicians stalk Reddit, they bring their probability theory with them! This meme references the legendary Terence Tao (one of the greatest living mathematicians) potentially lurking on a math subreddit. The joke combines advanced math concepts—epsilon representing an arbitrarily small but nonzero probability—with the idea that someone as brilliant as Tao might be secretly posting memes about cohomology (a complex algebraic topology concept) alongside silly "-1/12" jokes (a famous mathematical paradox where the sum of all positive integers somehow equals -1/12). It's like spotting a Nobel laureate posting cat videos—technically possible, but you'd need scientific notation to express how unlikely!

Ever stared at advanced mathematics and felt your brain short-circuit? That's the universal experience captured here! The top part shows a spectral sequence formula from algebraic topology—basically the mathematical equivalent of the One Ring inscription. And poor Frodo (all of us, really) is just standing there completely bewildered. Even mathematicians need a Gandalf sometimes to translate these arcane symbols! The formula is actually calculating cohomology groups, which is like trying to understand the shape of higher-dimensional objects by poking them with algebraic sticks. No wonder it looks like elvish!