Science FAQ:

Q: What do you get when you cross an elephant and a grape?
A: Elephant x Grape x sin(alpha)
Q: What do you get when you cross an Elephant and a mountain climber?
A: You can’t cross a vector and a scaler!

Q: What is the difference between a Quantum Theorist and a Beauty Therapist?
A: The Quantum Theorist uses Planck’s Constant as a foundation, whereas the Beauty Therapist uses Max Factor.

Q: Why does e^x hate going to parties?
A: Because no matter how hard he tries, he always fails to integrate.

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8th July, 2008 No Comments

Today is ?-Day 2008. A day in honor of ?, one of the most important mathematical constants. It approximately equal to 3.14. ? represents the ratio of any circle’s circumference to its diameter in Euclidean geometry, which is the same as the ratio of a circle’s area to the square of its radius. For those who live in the US and use the MM/DD date representation format, the reason should be clear enough: March 14^th ? 3.14. On my knowledge the best ?-Day was in 1592 (3/14/1592 at 6:53:58 = 3.14159265358).

Coincidentally, ?-Day is also the birthday of Albert Einstein, who no doubt knew more than a little about ? :-)

14th March, 2008 3 Comments

Idea of a new typography term – keming. noun. The result of improper kerning :-)

22nd February, 2008 No Comments