Mathematical despair Memes

When words fail, violence prevails. Nothing says "I've exhausted all mathematical approaches" quite like drawing a samurai committing seppuku at the end of your proof. The ancient Japanese tradition of ritual suicide: now available as a mathematical proof technique when you've hit a dead end with those pesky fractions. Some mathematicians use QED, others prefer the elegant "therefore" symbol, but true warriors know that ritualistic self-disembowelment really drives home that final conclusion. Next time your professor questions your proof methods, just remember - honor before partial derivatives.