Archive for the ‘Humor’ Category

Math knowledge humor

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Here's a joke I got a good chuckle out of. I'm not sure who to credit since there a number of web-sites with this joke so I'll credit the site where I first found it, Savage Research. Two mathematicians were having dinner in a restaurant, arguing about the average mathematical knowledge ...

Friendly equations plus other Math and science cartoons

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

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Don’t fail your next Math test if you have this teacher …

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Check out this page! SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Don't fail your next Math test if you have this teacher ...", url: "http://wildaboutmath.com/2008/01/28/dont-fail-your-next-math-test-if-you-have-this-teacher/" });

When numbers get into a fight …

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

[ Credit goes to Mighty Wombat. ] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "When numbers get into a fight ...", url: "http://wildaboutmath.com/2007/12/16/when-numbers-get-into-a-fight/" });

When you need that extra edge on the Math SAT

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

Do you know a high school student who's stressing over getting ready for his or her SATs, in particular the Math part? Are you wondering what to buy that special student for Christmas? Wanting a memorable gift? Want to get something he or she likely doesn't already have? Do you ...

Absolutely hilarious way to calculate pi

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

While perusing Ben Webster's blog (which is a joint venture according to the blog's about page) for the current Carnival of Mathematics articles I noticed a link to this absolutely hilarious article titled How to Calculate Pi by throwing Frozen Hot Dogs. I immediately got the joke as there's a ...

Chuckle: Completely off topic

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Driving in town the other day I saw this great sign on the back of a car: Wedding Cake Onboard Made my day. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Chuckle: Completely off topic", url: "http://wildaboutmath.com/2007/11/16/chuckle-completely-off-topic/" });

Need an excuse for not having done your Math homework?

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Computer Scientist, Ph.D. Mathematician, and International Math Olympics Gold Medalist Tanya Khovanova has a nice page of unique Math humor. What caught my attention, in particular, was her list of 10 reasons her kids have given for not doing their Math homework. Even if you don't understand the higher Math behind ...

“Math Girl” rocks

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

Surfing Youtube looking for entertaining Math videos I ran into the "Math Girl" series. They're absolutely hilarious. Even if you're not a Math geek you should enjoy these videos. There are two episodes so far, and a preview of a third. From Wikipedia: Math Girl is an animated movie superhero co-created by ...

On the separation of Church and State

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

"As long as algebra is taught in school, there will be prayer in school. " -- Cokie Roberts SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "On the separation of Church and State", url: "http://wildaboutmath.com/2007/10/22/on-the-separation-of-church-and-state/" });