Foolproof: A Sampling of Mathematical Folk Humor
Because the difference between a stupid joke and a really stupid joke is that really stupid jokes are pretty funny.
For All Your Fake Data Needs
On deadline? Need statistics to back up your project? Here's what you need.
For Diablo Rojo
Rodrigo y Gabriela play guitar real good. The video, on the other hand, is annoying. You might enjoy it more with your eyes closed.
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For Sephora
John Marks sent along this Stochelo Rosenberg video, commenting, "Holy Schemoley."
For the Cognacscenti
. . . And the single-Maltites. It's all about the angels' share.
Force = Mass x Acceleration
The physics of bras.
Forcefield On!
Here's a Fox News segment on the Trophy Active Defense Systems, a division of General Dynamics. Although the video makes it look like it's all but installed on IDF vehicles, Defense">http://www.defense-update.com/products/t/trophy.htm">Defense Update throws some cold water on the rosy predictions, quoting US Army deputy for acquisition and systems management, Maj. Gen. Jeffrey A, Sorenson, who said the project is obviously not good to go. "If this thing was ready to go, my question would be, why wasn’t it on the particular tanks that went into Lebanon?" he said, noting that no Israeli Merkava tanks carried the Trophy system.
Forensic Anthropology
Gladiator graveyard gives it up.
Forget Fi
Good Math, Bad Math says phi is more fun. After all, "if you write φ as a continued fraction, it's [1;1,1,1,1...]; and if you write it as a continued square root, it's 1 + sqrt(1+sqrt(1+sqrt(1+sqrt(1...))))."
Forget Global Warming. Here's A Real Nightmare!
What happens if the Earth switches magnetic poles? It could happen—and soon.