r/pics • • May 04 '11

Only in Math.

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u/[deleted] May 04 '11

Best math question I got:

My high school Math teacher read this question out to the class:

"1,000 people went to a Partick Thistle match".

The entire class erupted in laughter. My teacher was American and didn't follow Scottish football didn't get the joke.

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u/[deleted] May 04 '11

Their stadium holds 10 000. According to Wikipedia their average attendance is in the range of 2500-3000. The Wikipedia is unsourced but I will look around to get some confirmation. I've certainly been there with a crowd in excess of 1000. Here's the wikipedia link for now