Grid Memes

The geometry gods have spoken, and they're not on your side. Trying to draw an equilateral triangle on a grid with integer coordinates is like trying to find a parking spot near campus during finals week – theoretically possible but practically impossible. The universe enjoys watching mathematicians suffer through this particular geometric torture. Next time someone tells you math is just "drawing shapes," show them this and watch their soul leave their body.

That's what happens when you let mathematicians play with graphing calculators unsupervised. The equation sin(x)! = cos(y) has created a grid of infinity symbols, which is both beautiful and utterly useless—just like most of my grant proposals. It's the mathematical equivalent of discovering you can make bubbles with your gum and then spending three hours perfecting the technique instead of finishing your homework. The endless array of infinity symbols is basically math saying "I can do this forever" while your processor quietly weeps.