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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

Relative change Memes

Posts tagged with Relative change

The Percentage Paradox: Bathroom Brilliance

Math Science
6 months ago 10.9K views 0 shares
The Percentage Paradox: Bathroom Brilliance
Ever notice how percentage increases make smart people suddenly forget basic math? The sweating guy is facing the classic trap: 40% to 50% looks like a 10% increase, but it's actually a 25% relative increase (10/40). This is the same mental glitch that makes people think a store's "25% off followed by additional 25% off" equals 50% off. Spoiler alert: it doesn't. Best part? The creator had this epiphany on the toilet, proving once again that humanity's greatest mathematical insights happen in the bathroom. Newton had his apple tree, we have our porcelain thrones.

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