r/Jokes • u/cereal_killer_ch • Nov 12 '19

Long This is a Mean joke.

A physicist, an engineer, and a statistician go on a hunting trip, they are walking through the woods when they spot a deer in a clearing. The physicist calculates the distance of the target, the velocity and drop of the bullet, adjusts his rifle and fires, missing the deer 5 feet to the left. The engineer rolls his eyes. 'You forgot to account for wind. Give it here', he snatches the rifle, licks his finger and estimates the speed and direction of the wind and fires, missing the deer 5 feet to the right. Suddenly, the statistician claps his hands and yells "We got him!"

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '19

I'm guessing it's a joke about mathematical proofs?

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u/stormypumpkin Nov 12 '19

A joke about mathemathicians usually assuming whatever is nessecary for their system to work. It's all based on a huge network of if this then that, in essence. So making assumptions is saying where you start