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General => Open Discussion => Topic started by: inkydigit on September 16, 2009, 07:18:26 AM

Title: weapons of Math destruction!
Post by: inkydigit on September 16, 2009, 07:18:26 AM
http://www.wolaver.org/Humor/Al-Gebra.htm (http://www.wolaver.org/Humor/Al-Gebra.htm)
Title: Re: weapons of Math destruction!
Post by: Henry Blewer on September 16, 2009, 08:03:25 AM
I use Stumble Upon sometimes too. But you seem to find the truly bizarre. ???
Title: Re: weapons of Math destruction!
Post by: inkydigit on September 16, 2009, 08:45:36 AM
Quote from: njeneb on September 16, 2009, 08:03:25 AM
I use Stumble Upon sometimes too. But you seem to find the truly bizarre. ???
I've been stumble rumbled!!!
:)
Title: Re: weapons of Math destruction!
Post by: Zairyn Arsyn on September 16, 2009, 10:30:21 AM
 :D :D :D :D :D
if you think about it, Al-Gebra is a much bigger threat than al-qaeda is
:D :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: weapons of Math destruction!
Post by: Henry Blewer on September 16, 2009, 01:49:40 PM
Add calculus, and you get nukes! :(
Title: Re: weapons of Math destruction!
Post by: latego on September 16, 2009, 07:04:36 PM
The joke works because algebra is a corruption of an arab word (al-ğabr) coming from the title of a book by the persian (yes, one of those evil iranians...) mathematician Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (al-Khwarizmi... algorithm...).

While the west was collapsing in the darkness of the middle age, islamic culture was preserving Greek culture and creating enormous works in the fields of mathematics, astronomy and medicine (just to mention a few).

Something to think about, don't you agree?

Bye...
Title: Re: weapons of Math destruction!
Post by: Henry Blewer on September 16, 2009, 08:53:26 PM
I wish more people knew this, adn how progressive and tolerant Islam was is Spain as well.
Title: Re: weapons of Math destruction!
Post by: Seth on September 17, 2009, 02:01:20 AM
Quote from: njeneb on September 16, 2009, 08:53:26 PM
how progressive and tolerant Islam was is Spain as well.

was... ;D

Title: Re: weapons of Math destruction!
Post by: Volker Harun on September 17, 2009, 07:57:27 AM
Least to mention that the translation of Al Qaeda is 'the place' which is literally an arabic synonym for 'toilet'.

What a mean name for a terrorists' group.
Title: Re: weapons of Math destruction!
Post by: TheBlackHole on October 04, 2009, 01:31:45 AM
Great! I used to rip my math homework to shreds!  :D Then they made me tape it back together!  >:(