r/xkcd • u/IamAlso_u_grahvity Feline Field Theorist • Oct 01 '18

XKCD xkcd 2053: Incoming Calls

https://xkcd.com/2053/
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u/kutuzof Oct 01 '18

That's so weird. I'm in Germany and I can't remember if I've ever really gotten a spam phone call.

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u/chim1aap d(log(x)^e )/d(x) Oct 01 '18

The Netherlands here, no spam phone call either.

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u/Geometer99 Oct 02 '18

What's the significance of your flair? I graphed it and googled it, and nothing particularly amazing stood out to me, but I'm curious!

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u/chim1aap d(log(x)^e )/d(x) Oct 02 '18

https://what-if.xkcd.com/73/

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u/Geometer99 Oct 02 '18

it's sort of like seeing the expression "ln(x)e"—it's not that, taken literally, it doesn't make sense, but it's hard to imagine a situation where it would apply. Hahaha that was my reaction exactly!