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Flag Of Japan But In The L0 Norm
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19 days ago 24.6K views 0 shares
Flag Of Japan But In The L0 Norm
For those who slept through linear algebra, this is peak math humor. The Japanese flag normally features a red circle on white background, but in the L0 norm, we don't care about magnitude—only whether something is non-zero. So that perfect circle becomes a cross because the L0 norm essentially counts the number of non-zero elements. It's basically what happens when mathematicians try to be efficient: "Why use many pixels when few pixels do trick?" Next time someone asks why math matters, just show them how it can transform international symbols with a single notation change.

Multiplying Large Primes: Cryptography's Beautiful Nightmare
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26 days ago 19.5K views 0 shares
Multiplying Large Primes: Cryptography's Beautiful Nightmare
The entire foundation of modern internet security is built on this mathematical paradox! Multiplying two huge prime numbers? Easy peasy, even my calculator can do it. But trying to work backward and figure out which primes were multiplied together? That's computational torture! Cryptographers are the mad scientists who turned this mathematical headache into digital gold. RSA encryption basically says "I'll show everyone the product, good luck figuring out the factors!" *maniacal laughter* Your online banking thanks these number-loving weirdos every single day!

Linear Algebra: The Gold Medal Champion Of Mathematics
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1 month ago 25.9K views 0 shares
Linear Algebra: The Gold Medal Champion Of Mathematics
Linear algebra isn't just winning gold medals—it's absolutely crushing the entire mathematical Olympics! From transforming coordinates to solving systems of equations in nanoseconds, this mathematical powerhouse is the Michael Phelps of computational methods. Engineers, physicists, and computer scientists all bow before its matrix-manipulating glory. While other math branches are still trying to qualify for the games, linear algebra is already wearing so many medals it needs reinforced neck muscles. No wonder machine learning algorithms and quantum mechanics can't stop name-dropping it at parties!

The Matrix Multiplication Apocalypse
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1 month ago 14.9K views 0 shares
The Matrix Multiplication Apocalypse
Mathematicians watching AI learn matrix multiplication in 0.2 seconds after they've dedicated their entire careers to optimizing it by 0.0001%. The tweet perfectly captures that moment when you realize your PhD thesis on computational efficiency just became obsolete because some neural network decided to flex. Pour one out for all the linear algebra professors whose "this will be relevant for your future" speech just got invalidated by a few lines of code.

Don't Divide By Zero!
Math Science
1 month ago 24.8K views 0 shares
Don't Divide By Zero!
That burning VW bus is what happens when your calculator finally gives up and chooses violence! In mathematics, dividing by zero is undefined because it breaks the universe's rules - much like how this poor vehicle is breaking the laws of not being on fire. Mathematicians warn about this catastrophic operation because the result approaches infinity, and clearly, infinity looks a lot like spontaneous combustion. Next time your math teacher says "don't divide by zero," just remember they're trying to prevent vehicular arson.

The Horror Of Numerical Methods
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2 months ago 25.1K views 0 shares
The Horror Of Numerical Methods
The eternal struggle of mathematicians and physicists! On the left, we have the exact analytical solution - clean, elegant, and bringing pure joy. On the right... the horrifying approximation that haunts our nightmares when we're told "just use numerical methods." Nothing strikes terror into a theorist's heart quite like abandoning beautiful equations for crude estimations. The face on the right is literally how your soul feels after spending 8 hours coding a simulation that gives you "close enough" results!

Kohn-Sham Equations: The Quantum Savior
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2 months ago 21.0K views 0 shares
Kohn-Sham Equations: The Quantum Savior
When you've been struggling with full many-body quantum calculations for weeks and suddenly remember Kohn-Sham equations exist! The heavenly glow is 100% accurate - these equations are basically the guardian angels of quantum chemistry. They transform an impossible many-body problem into a set of single-particle equations that mere mortals can actually solve. It's like trading in your bicycle for a jetpack when you're late to a conference. Computational chemists worship at this altar for good reason!

Calculus Meets Computational Suicide
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3 months ago 19.5K views 0 shares
Calculus Meets Computational Suicide
Calculus students everywhere just had a collective heart attack! 💀 This meme hilariously suggests solving integrals by using a bajillion-term polynomial and a massive matrix equation instead of, you know, actual integration techniques. It's like saying "why climb stairs when you can build a rocket to the second floor?" The matrix approach would be computational suicide - even your calculator would laugh at you before crashing. Next time your calc professor asks for an integral solution, just hand in this monstrosity and watch their soul leave their body!

Another 12 Hours Of Waiting
Physics Research Science Academia Lab-life
4 months ago 27.5K views 0 shares
Another 12 Hours Of Waiting
The soul-crushing realization that hits when you've spent 9 hours babysitting a complex solid state physics simulation only to notice you typed 300K instead of 30K! 😭 Now you get to stare at your computer for another 12 hours while questioning every life decision that led to this moment. The worst part? Your advisor will definitely ask "why didn't you just check the parameters first?" as if you haven't been asking yourself the same question while stress-drinking your fifth coffee. Computational physics: where one decimal point can cost you a weekend!

Computational Overkill At Its Finest
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4 months ago 15.3K views 0 shares
Computational Overkill At Its Finest
Behold, the modern computational paradox. You build a rig with enough processing power to simulate small galaxies — Core i9, 256GB RAM, RTX 4090, and storage measured in terabytes — only to use it for calculating the area of a trapezoid. Classic case of computational overkill. Like bringing a particle accelerator to a knife fight. The computational equivalent of using a nuclear reactor to toast bread.

The Weekend Simulation Disaster
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4 months ago 12.6K views 0 shares
The Weekend Simulation Disaster
Nothing quite like that special moment when you return on Monday to discover your weekend was ruined by 72 hours of computational errors. The simulation that should've taken 2 hours is now in its third day, producing nothing but garbage data because you forgot to change one variable from 0.01 to 0.001. The best part? The server logs show it failed within 20 minutes of you leaving Friday, but those email notifications went straight to your spam folder. Classic computational karma.

Chemistry's Most Explosive Relationship
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4 months ago 12.6K views 0 shares
Chemistry's Most Explosive Relationship
The ultimate chemistry personality clash! On the left, we've got Michael Frisch (creator of Gaussian software) raging like someone just told him water isn't polar. Meanwhile, John Stanton is just vibing with his Gaussian calculations like it's a fun little hobby. This is basically the computational chemistry equivalent of "I'm just here to have a good time and honestly feeling so attacked right now." Chemistry nerds know the drama - Gaussian software has some infamously restrictive licensing that makes computational chemists want to throw their computers into a vat of hydrofluoric acid. The contrast between Frisch's intense gatekeeping and Stanton's casual enjoyment is pure scientific comedy gold!