Riemann zeta Memes

Behold, the rare intersection of mathematics and nutritional pseudoscience. This weight loss "method" is essentially proposing an infinite series (1+2+3+4+...) which famously equals -1/12 according to some mathematical trickery used in string theory. That's right—eat infinite calories, lose a fraction of one. The look of skepticism is all of us reviewing nutrition advice on social media. The only thing this diet will help you lose is your grip on reality.

The classic trolley problem just got a mathematical nightmare upgrade! This meme brilliantly exploits one of math's most delightfully cursed results: the sum of all positive integers (1+1+1+...) somehow equals -1/2 according to analytical continuation of the Riemann zeta function. So your ethical dilemma is: kill infinitely many people but create "negative half a person" (mathematical absurdity), or do nothing? It's what happens when philosophers let mathematicians design their thought experiments. Even Hilbert's Hotel wasn't this sadistic.