Polar coordinates Memes

The eternal battle between art and math in one perfect image! Artists obsess over drawing the perfect circle, frantically hitting Ctrl+Z when their freehand attempt isn't flawless. Meanwhile, mathematicians smugly define a circle using some bizarre polar coordinate formula that looks like a deformed amoeba—and they're completely satisfied! The notation "||x||β" suggests they're using some fancy norm in a vector space that somehow equals a circle in their abstract minds. It's the classic case of "if it's unnecessarily complicated, it must be correct." The bearded mathematician's smug "Perfect" says it all. Mathematics: where being incomprehensible counts as elegance!

The mathematical trickery here is just *chef's kiss*. Someone posts what is clearly NOT a square but a weird quarter-circle-with-extensions shape, then boldly labels it "Behold a Square" with a definition that sounds square-like. It's the mathematical equivalent of gaslighting! The question about comparing the area in polar vs. Cartesian coordinates is just the cherry on top of this mathematical crime scene. This is what happens when geometry goes rogue and mathematicians develop a twisted sense of humor. The poor souls in r/theydidthemath trying to calculate angles for this abomination deserve medals.

Geometry nerds have gone wild with bear taxonomy! 😂 This hilarious math pun plays on coordinate systems in geometry - where "polar" and "Cartesian" actually refer to different ways to map points in space. The "Cylindrical Polar Bear" with its head stuck in a tube and the round plushie "Spherical Polar Bear" take the joke to absurd new dimensions! It's the kind of nerdy wordplay that would make your math teacher secretly giggle during class. Next up: Hyperbolic Bears that just can't stop exaggerating about how much salmon they caught!