Hypercomplex Memes

The mathematical number system progression: starts with "Real" numbers (the ones we use daily), evolves to "Complex" (those pesky imaginary numbers with i ), then escalates to "Quaternion" (4D mathematical objects that make engineers sweat), followed by "Octonion" (8D numbers that should be illegal), and finally ends with the only reasonable response—"Screaming." This is basically the five stages of grief for math majors. The decreasing upvotes at each level perfectly correlate with the number of people who still understand what's happening.

Oh, the beautiful descent into mathematical madness! This meme brilliantly maps the progression from ordinary real numbers to increasingly bizarre hypercomplex number systems as a journey into mental chaos. Starting with comfortable real numbers, we quickly spiral through complex numbers (with their imaginary i ), then quaternions (Hamilton's 4D creation with i , j , and k ), and then... the rabbit hole gets DEEP. Octonions? Sedenions?? By the time you're contemplating Voudon numbers, you're basically performing mathematical voodoo! The joke is that understanding these increasingly abstract number systems correlates perfectly with declining mental stability. Your math professor wasn't eccentric - they were just spending too much time with pathions! 🤯