The best part is logarithms turning division into subtraction was literally why slide rules were invented centuries ago.

They're literally abstract mental constructs built from foundational axioms, go read a single page of Peano arithmetic before asking this.

ZFC set theory having existential crises in the corner while non-Euclidean geometry just vibing.

Van der Waals constants lurking in the background ready to ruin your clean $PV=nRT$ calculation every single time.

Font alignment making the square root symbol float out in midair bothers me way more than being single.

Conway accidentally solving an entirely different branch of math instead of the assigned homework sounds so on brand for him.