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#1 2007-09-24 15:43:21
- ezaspi
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How to Double Your SalaryUsing an Algebraic Loophole
Here's a fun "how to" article for anyone who is into a little math humor:
http://www.wikihow.com/Double-Your-Salary-Using-an-Algebraic-Loophole
Enjoy!
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#2 2007-09-24 19:33:16
- landof+
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Re: How to Double Your SalaryUsing an Algebraic Loophole
Funny, and interesting, I must say. It's really very silly if you understand it.
I shall be on leave until I say so...
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#3 2007-09-25 03:04:39
- Ricky
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Re: How to Double Your SalaryUsing an Algebraic Loophole
I think the only thing I ended up proving is that I'm psychic. How else could I know there was going to be a division by zero before opening the link?
"In the real world, this would be a problem. But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist. So we'll go ahead and do that now..."
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