Hydra Memes

Cut off one exponential function, and THREE MORE SHALL TAKE ITS PLACE! This brilliant calculus joke shows what happens when you try to defeat the mighty e^3x with differentiation. Poor Hercules (as d/dx) thinks he's slaying the beast, but he's actually making it multiply! When you differentiate e^3x, you get 3e^3x - which means you now have the original monster PLUS two more copies! Every math student's nightmare when solving differential equations! It's basically the mathematical equivalent of fighting a boss that gets stronger every time you hit it!