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The equation says it exists, but Morty's face says otherwise! This is the perfect representation of every math student's reaction when they first encounter the concept of imaginary numbers. The equation x² + 1 = 0 has solutions x = ±i, which are imaginary numbers that exist mathematically but can't be plotted on a regular number line. They're like mathematical ghosts – theoretically there but impossible to grasp in the real world. No wonder Morty looks like he's having an existential crisis! "You're telling me the square root of -1 just... exists? But WHERE?!"

Humans: "Let's invent a number that's the square root of negative one!" Also humans: "OH NO! WHAT IS THIS IMPOSSIBLE NUMBER? MY BRAIN HURTS!" Imaginary numbers are like that friend who shows up uninvited to your party and then somehow becomes essential to quantum mechanics. We literally made up √-1, called it "i", and then had the audacity to complain about how confusing it is! It's mathematical self-sabotage at its finest! Next time you're struggling with complex numbers, remember—you're not solving a problem, you're experiencing the consequences of some mathematician's chaos goblin energy from 500 years ago!