Numeracy Memes

Behold, the mathematical equivalent of nails on a chalkboard! Someone claiming 3² = 6 instead of 9 is the perfect example of when "respecting opinions" hits its logical limit. In mathematics, 3² means 3×3=9, not 3×2=6. This isn't a debate about pineapple on pizza—it's objectively wrong! The beauty of math is that it doesn't care about your feelings or "alternative facts." Next thing you know, they'll be telling us π equals exactly 3 because decimals are too complicated for their "opinion." Scientific literacy in shambles!

The numerical literacy crisis strikes again! This conversation perfectly captures why the A&W 1/3 pound burger actually failed against McDonald's 1/4 pounder. Many Americans genuinely thought 1/4 was bigger than 1/3 because, well, 4 is bigger than 3! The second person in this exchange demonstrates this exact confusion when they can't even recognize the inequality symbols. Fractions: defeating hungry Americans since the 1980s. The mathematical trauma is real.

The graph shows search trends for "super bowl" (blue) and "how to read roman numerals" (red). Notice how the red line spikes immediately after each Super Bowl? That's the digital evidence of thousands of people frantically Googling how to decipher "Super Bowl XLVIII" after seeing it plastered everywhere! The annual tradition of Americans collectively forgetting how Roman numerals work, only to panic-search right after the big game. It's basically an unofficial national holiday for the numerically challenged.