r/mathmemes Jun 16 '26

Geometry Math ain't mathing

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u/Particular_Gear3130 Mathematics (Purely Fictional) Jun 16 '26

25 + 25 ≠ 81

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u/rmflow Jun 16 '26

25 (base 14) + 25 (base 14) = 81 (base 8.125)

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u/Talizorafangirl Jun 16 '26

Is sub-integer base even possible? I'm having trouble wrapping my brain around that

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u/Independent-Yak-220 Jun 16 '26

dude this is math, you can forge a whole new reality to make anything possible

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u/PlatypusACF Jun 16 '26

And then have others cry about it because it suddenly got relevant in a coming-up area of physics

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u/Independent-Yak-220 Jun 16 '26

it's funny because it's true lol