Twitter Memes

The evolution of the Twitter/X logo perfectly mirrors mathematical functions! First we have the linear function (y = mx + b), then the quadratic function (y = x²), and finally the cubic function (y = x³). Elon's rebranding accidentally created a mathematical progression that perfectly represents increasing complexity and higher-order polynomials. Next rebrand will probably be a quartic function with inflection points worthy of a calculus nightmare. The math nerds spotted this correlation before the marketing team did!

The mathematical equivalent of seeing Jesus in your toast! This guy's claiming to have solved the Navier-Stokes equations—one of math's million-dollar Millennium Prize Problems—while casually tweeting about it like he's sharing a breakfast recipe. The Navier-Stokes smoothness problem has stumped mathematicians for decades, but apparently all it needed was some "pancake control" and relationship advice. Next up: solving quantum gravity with a TikTok dance! What makes this extra hilarious is the perfect blend of genuine mathematical notation with completely unhinged conclusions. It's the academic equivalent of that 3AM eureka moment when you think you've discovered time travel but actually just need a sandwich and sleep.

The internet: "Math people see angles and geometric patterns everywhere they go!" Actual math person: "We don't do this. Thanks." Truth is, we mathematicians aren't walking around measuring lake angles or seeing golden ratios in park benches. We're too busy wondering if anyone noticed we've worn the same shirt three days in a row because laundry requires solving a time management differential equation we haven't quite figured out yet. The only angles we're calculating are how to avoid eye contact when someone asks us to split a restaurant bill without a calculator.

The classic double entendre that catches mathematicians in its trap. LaTeX (pronounced "lay-tech") is the document preparation system we use to format equations with perfect typesetting, but clearly 12,500 people were thinking of something entirely different. The desperate warning not to "open the trend" is the mathematical equivalent of saying "don't look in that box" - which, naturally, makes everyone want to look. The duality of LaTeX: simultaneously the most boring and most exciting trending topic possible, depending on your field of expertise.

The mathematical mic drop heard 'round the internet! When you're trying to roast someone but choose calculus as your weapon of choice. For those who slept through math class: indefinite integrals find the family of functions whose derivatives equal the integrand, while antiderivatives are... wait for it... exactly the same thing! It's like saying "you can't tell the difference between a grilled cheese and a cheese sandwich that's been grilled." Mathematical murder requires more precision than this! Next time try something more devastating like "can't tell the difference between correlation and causation" - now THAT would sting!