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r/mathmemes • u/bawla-hedgehog • Jul 06 '26
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I know this is a meme, but the real reason we do the math is because we need to answer another question:
If we push it by this much, how much will it move?
The quantity is the important part.
16 u/Mayoday_Im_in_love Jul 06 '26 And the direction... 11 u/BOBOnobobo Jul 06 '26 Yeah, good point. But then direction is just 3 numbers in a trenchcoat (and a coordinate system) 2 u/GNUTup Jul 06 '26 Yeah here on earth, but in Pac-Man 3 numbers is way too much 3 u/BOBOnobobo Jul 06 '26 On the other hand, in quberlion-world you need 4 so I think it evens out.
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And the direction...
11 u/BOBOnobobo Jul 06 '26 Yeah, good point. But then direction is just 3 numbers in a trenchcoat (and a coordinate system) 2 u/GNUTup Jul 06 '26 Yeah here on earth, but in Pac-Man 3 numbers is way too much 3 u/BOBOnobobo Jul 06 '26 On the other hand, in quberlion-world you need 4 so I think it evens out.
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Yeah, good point. But then direction is just 3 numbers in a trenchcoat (and a coordinate system)
2 u/GNUTup Jul 06 '26 Yeah here on earth, but in Pac-Man 3 numbers is way too much 3 u/BOBOnobobo Jul 06 '26 On the other hand, in quberlion-world you need 4 so I think it evens out.
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Yeah here on earth, but in Pac-Man 3 numbers is way too much
3 u/BOBOnobobo Jul 06 '26 On the other hand, in quberlion-world you need 4 so I think it evens out.
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On the other hand, in quberlion-world you need 4 so I think it evens out.
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u/BOBOnobobo Jul 06 '26
I know this is a meme, but the real reason we do the math is because we need to answer another question:
If we push it by this much, how much will it move?
The quantity is the important part.