A Mathematician, an Engineer and a Physicist Staying in a Hotel

Devantè · 2006-10-08 00:53:52

An engineer, a physicist and a mathematician are staying in a hotel.
The engineer wakes up and smells smoke. He goes out into the hallway and sees a fire, so he fills a trash can from his room with water and douses the fire. He goes back to bed.
Later, the physicist wakes up and smells smoke. He opens his door and sees a fire in the hallway. He walks down the hall to a fire hose and after calculating the flame velocity, distance, water pressure, trajectory, etc. extinguishes the fire with the minimum amount of water and energy needed.
Later, the mathematician wakes up and smells smoke. He goes to the hall, sees the fire and then the fire hose. He thinks for a moment and then exclaims, "Ah, a solution exists!" and then goes back to bed.

Kristian02 · 2007-10-25 00:10:38

lol

JaneFairfax · 2007-10-25 00:29:42

You forgot the journalist. The journalist would wake up, smell the smoke, and write about a huge fire in the city without even seeing the fire.

Courtesy of Strigo.

LuisRodg · 2007-10-25 02:23:04

I have seen countless of "mathematician jokes" in which the punch-line is always "Ah,, a solution exists!"

Why is that?

Devantè · 2007-10-25 02:43:51

LuisRodg wrote:

I have seen countless of "mathematician jokes" in which the punch-line is always "Ah,, a solution exists!"
Why is that?

I have no idea. I can't see why people would think that that is the logic of mathematical concepts and people.

LuisRodg · 2007-11-02 01:13:36

Devantè wrote:

LuisRodg wrote:
I have seen countless of "mathematician jokes" in which the punch-line is always "Ah,, a solution exists!"
Why is that?
I have no idea. I can't see why people would think that that is the logic of mathematical concepts and people.

Maybe its because in Mathematics its always about being sure that "a solution exists" without actually knowing what the solution is but it suffices that it exists...I dont know Im just speaking my mind.

MasterofDisguise · 2008-01-07 11:56:18

Why didnt the mathematics guy douse the fire?

Last edited by MasterofDisguise (2008-01-07 11:56:45)

Devantè · 2008-01-07 18:23:41

Because MasterofDisguise was bringing back all of the old joke threads?
Because an alternate, more complex solution existed?

JaneFairfax · 2008-01-08 01:43:35

MasterofDisguise wrote:

Why didnt the mathematics guy douse the fire?

Because he had a PhD. Permanent head Damage.

MasterofDisguise · 2008-01-08 03:10:54

JaneFairfax wrote:

MasterofDisguise wrote:
Why didnt the mathematics guy douse the fire?
Because he had a PhD. Permanent head Damage.

lmao

blank_brunette · 2008-04-01 09:38:13

i dont get it

bitus · 2008-11-20 07:46:07

If the physicist could calculate these, he would be an engineer. The point is that the engineer douses fires without calculating these.

glenn101 · 2008-12-29 16:22:05

lol! good one Devante

Last edited by glenn101 (2008-12-29 16:22:23)

Tigeree · 2008-12-30 14:43:35

I don't get it either especially the last part (b-ing the mathematician)??? but that journalism idea's a good 1 I think I might try it 1 day b-ing a journalist & all ..... mwahahahahahahahaha!!!

I'm sorry split personality (again ) she's not very nice. as u can c.

Last edited by Tigeree (2008-12-30 14:45:16)

meo_beo · 2009-02-18 20:34:50

Well, is maths all about theory and don't mathematicians have any practical sense at all? I hope it's just a joke, )

Tigeree · 2009-02-26 19:46:20

Actually I think I get it now! LOL!!! Good 1, Dev!

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A Mathematician, an Engineer and a Physicist Staying in a Hotel

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