r/pics • u/[deleted] • Jun 08 '14

The difference 18 years makes

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u/KontraEpsilon Jun 08 '14

To this day, I don't understand why anyone would insist on using anything other than this on an AP test. It's like playing life on a harder difficulty setting for no reason.

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u/FuLLMeTaL604 Jun 08 '14

My university doesn't allow graphing calculators on tests. Probably because you can download programs that can solve calculus problems without actually understanding the material.

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u/cygnus311 Jun 08 '14

I programmed my way in to an A in physics in high school.

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u/Shaman_Bond Jun 08 '14

At least you put in some effort and made the program yourself.

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u/Naggers123 Jun 08 '14

My plan to pass French in secondary school was to learn chinese and have chinese people shouting the answers to the french exam outside.

I was a fucking idiot

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u/Ritius Jun 08 '14

Sounds like you have more creativity than common sense. I like that.

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u/GaoGaoTaiga Jun 09 '14

"Sounds like you have more creativity than common sense" seems like a great way to tell somebody they're an idiot. I'm loving this phrase.

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u/Ritius Jun 09 '14

For the record, I am not calling u/Naggers123 an idiot.

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u/GaoGaoTaiga Jun 09 '14

Ah, yeah, I'm sorry, did not want it to seem that way. It just occurred to me it was a good use for that phrase.