Math is hard! -- Barbie

[plonq]

When you know beyond all doubt that six times seven equals forty-three, and you can't figure out why the rest of the equation doesn't want to resolve around this truth, then you know your week is off to a bad start.

Comments

[matthewmilam.livejournal.com]

At least you are familar with some math and TRY to figure it out -- I dont' even try anymore it seems.

[farlo.livejournal.com]

What they do not teach you in school:

1) sometimes the answer is close enough
2) sometimes the wrong answer is the right answer
3) worrying over math is often a huge waste of time

If I am counting M&Ms among seven kindergarten students and one gets an extra M&M, thye really really won't care. For example.

If I am adding drops of water to a solution, very often the difference between 42 and 43, chemically, will be immaterial to a real world result.

Even thinking about math, when you could be eating M&Ms, seems like a waste of time for most people.

I am not anti-math, though - thank god that SOMEONE has answers that are usually concrete in real numbers. Math is a good thing, but like color television, I worry not overmuch about the how or why.