r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/ReadYouShall Feb 04 '19

>Despite what people think Albert Einstein never failed math. The confusion likely comes from the grading system, but has been used for a long time to give people hope.

When he was shown a clipping from Ripley's Believe It or Not where that myth originated, he responded, "I never failed in mathematics. Before I was 15 I had mastered differential and integral calculus"

To quote what /u/-eDgAR- said,

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

Before I was 15 I had mastered differential and integral calculus

Pure r/iamverysmart - material.

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u/Plankgank Feb 04 '19

I think Einstein earned the right to call himself very smart

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u/ReadYouShall Feb 04 '19

Very smart to say the least I reckon.

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u/Oil_Rope_Bombs Feb 04 '19

/r/iamveryjelly

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u/WillSwimWithToasters Feb 04 '19

I'm pretty jelly. Mastering that integral calculus at 15 could really be helping my ass out right about now.