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ryos

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Registered: 2005-08-04

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Donald Duck in Mathemagic Land

I was reading Ganesh's post, "Any Guesses?", and the mention of the Golden Ratio reminded me of this film. It's quite old, from the eighties (or maybe even seventies...I don't know). In it, Donald Duck has an extended adventure inside his head, with an omniscient narrator voice teaching him stuff about math while the stuff he's learning beats him up. It's an original, brilliant, hilarious film, and I loved it as a kid. I wish I had a copy...

That, and the Twelve Tasks of Asterisk.

Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

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MathsIsFun

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Registered: 2005-01-21

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Re: Donald Duck in Mathemagic Land

Asterix ... vague memories from childhood. Perhaps this ?

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Jai Ganesh

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Re: Donald Duck in Mathemagic Land

Donald Duck in Mathemagic Land.
What's wrong in Donald Duck's name?
Donald is a male name, duck is feminine gender.
So, it should be Donald Drake.

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Monox D. I-Fly

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Registered: 2015-12-02

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Re: Donald Duck in Mathemagic Land

Donald Duck in Mathemagic Land.
What's wrong in Donald Duck's name?
Donald is a male name, duck is feminine gender.
So, it should be Donald Drake.

Wait, I thought "drake" means "dragon".
I get it now: chickens are dinosaurs, ducks are dragons.

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