Thursday, 26 February 2009

No reason to feel discouraged at your slabs

Dear scientists,

Here is a "physicists's" joke that a friend of mine (yes I have physicist friends) told me over lunch.

Q: How many numbers are there in Physics
R: (or shall I give you the answer later so that you try to guess? I'll add the label "contest, then")

9 comments:

i said...

As much as they need: 0 and 1 :D

tarelle said...

You are close ! But it's slightly more elaborate, though.

tarelle said...

Hint : look at the picture

i said...

infinite. (is it funny?)

tarelle said...

They have three : 0, 1, infinity. The rest is a matter of scale.

nanaimo said...

:)
And its probably true!

i said...

and what about i?

tarelle said...

Well, right now, I would say that i is a bit ego-centered --or too imaginary?

lynx said...

wow, a conversation where I don't know what to say - truly unique :D

you...you...mathematicians!