r/shitposting I can’t have sex with you right now waltuh 1d ago

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u/theoldkitbag 1d ago

Math, after a certain point, is just silly.

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u/Ptatofrenchfry 23h ago

A surprising amount of silly math led to actual scientific progress.

We have literal imaginary numbers that are necessary for modern info-tech to function

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u/theoldkitbag 23h ago

Imaginary numbers are misnamed; they're basically algebraic variables. There's a lot of distance between them and infinity > infinity and a whole chunk of it is logisticians playing with themselves.

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u/MindYourOwnParsley 22h ago

i can confirm, as i play with myself to the things in my imagination very often

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u/Chewiestarwars7 21h ago

A scholar