Russell Memes

That face when someone claims they needed 300 pages to prove 1+1=2! The meme perfectly captures the mathematical frustration of watching clickbait math "experts" overcomplicate basic arithmetic. While Principia Mathematica (by Russell and Whitehead) did take hundreds of pages to establish formal foundations of mathematics, they weren't simply proving 1+1=2 in isolation. They were building an entire logical framework from scratch! Next time someone tries to impress you with this factoid, just hand them a calculator and walk away.

Ever had that moment when a seemingly simple math problem turns into an existential crisis? That's what we're seeing here! The exam question "Prove that 1+1=2" for a whopping 100 marks is the mathematical equivalent of asking someone to explain why water is wet... in 50 pages. What makes this hilarious is that proving 1+1=2 is actually a notoriously complex problem in formal mathematics! Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead needed 360 pages in their "Principia Mathematica" to build up enough logical framework to prove this "obvious" fact. The contrast between the cartoon character's blissful ignorance and the other's horrified realization is every math student's nightmare come true! Next time your professor says "this should be easy," remember this meme and prepare your nervous breakdown accordingly!