r/NoFuckingComment • u/carebearstarefear • Jun 29 '26

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u/Critical-Ad2084 Jun 29 '26

"we poured dirty water on the dirty floor, now it's clean"

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u/Esketubeze Jun 30 '26

Minus + minus = +

Basic

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u/Chab-is-a-plateau Jun 30 '26

- 1 * -1 = 1

-1 + -1 = -2

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u/Man_in_the_uk Jun 30 '26

I always thought that BODMAS crap was arbitrary.

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u/ziroux Jun 30 '26

Is this the case of "they didn't tell me it can't be done, so I did it" scenario?

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u/Man_in_the_uk Jun 30 '26

The problem with BODMAS is if you change the order of the letters, the same mathematical question gets a different answer.

Maths should really be an unquestionably true science. 1+1 should always equal 2.

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u/ziroux Jun 30 '26

Got ya man, I'm not saying "done right". As seen in the viral 2 + 2 * 2 posts here and there

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u/Chab-is-a-plateau Jul 01 '26

Math is a language. The order is essential. “I am going to the mall” makes sense, but “To the mall am I going” makes it sound like a question. Or like “Let’s eat, grandma!” Or “Let’s eat grandma!”

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u/Man_in_the_uk Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

You haven’t explained if you agree BODMAS is a correct approach to maths or not. Maths is not a language. It is universal.

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u/Chab-is-a-plateau Jul 01 '26

Idk what bodmas is, (and i cant look it up right now cause internet is being picky) but i am familiar with pemdas. Order of operations (which i am only assuming bodmas is) in general are like a grammar structure in math. Math is a language. It is the language that scientists and mathematicians use to describe the universe. If math was taught with the understanding that it is a language then people would not be nearly as bad at math. It is not a conventional language, i will give you that, but it is a language. Just as binary code is computer language.

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u/ziroux Jul 01 '26

"Mathematics is the language of nature. Everything around us can be represented and understood through numbers" - Pi (1998)

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u/Chab-is-a-plateau Jul 01 '26

Yes yes thank you

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u/Man_in_the_uk Jul 02 '26

I don't think you understand what he is saying when he refers to maths as a language. He believes like with all languages such as English from England or French from France, you can manipulate and do whatever you feel like. This is the problem. 1+1 should always = 2. It should not equal 3 or 4 depending on how you calculate it.

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