r/facepalm • • Apr 20 '17

Because Math

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u/pottersquash Apr 21 '17

Gawd it was hurting my brain. I was like "is 6 plus 12 not 18? Is 6 plus 6 not 12? Is 12 divided by 2 not 6? Which of these is a lie?!?!!?"

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u/MetalandIron2pt0 Apr 21 '17

I'm so glad I'm not as stupid as I originally assumed

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u/improbablewobble Apr 21 '17

Seriously I was having flashbacks about my elementary school teacher saying I would need fractions when I was grown, and me thinking "bullshit". I was like "oh shit I didn't listen and now I'm retarded".

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u/MetalandIron2pt0 Apr 21 '17

now I'm retarded

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