Who's Behind the Graffiti on Campus?

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The discussion revolves around various instances of graffiti encountered on campus, highlighting humorous and creative expressions related to mathematics, physics, and personal anecdotes. The scope includes informal observations and playful interpretations of graffiti art.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant shares a humorous mathematical graffiti stating "1 + 1 --> 3, for large values of 1."
  • Another participant mentions their own chalk graffiti, "Speed on, sinners. Hell ain't half-full yet," attributing it to a physicist.
  • A participant describes a playful act of creating tiny footprints in dust, suggesting a whimsical approach to graffiti.
  • Graffiti in a men's restroom humorously equates reproduction with divorce using a mathematical integral, "Proof that reproduction leads to divorce: \int e^x = e^x + C."
  • Several participants express amusement over the phrase "I wish I had a woman this dirty," with one noting it was written on their car.
  • There is a playful exchange about the location of the graffiti, with one participant inquiring if another was in a specific zip code when the graffiti was encountered.

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Participants share a general enjoyment of the graffiti and its humorous nature, but no consensus exists on the significance or deeper meaning of the expressions presented.

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The discussion reflects personal interpretations and subjective experiences with graffiti, lacking formal analysis or broader context regarding the implications of such expressions.

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Individuals interested in campus culture, humor in mathematics and physics, or creative expressions in public spaces may find this discussion engaging.

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Come across any interesting graffiti lately ?



On the door of a math dept. classroom where Calculus was being taught :

1 + 1 --> 3, for large values of 1


Finger-written on the dusty rear windshield of a car parked near my apartment :

I wish I had a woman this dirty
 
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I chalk this myself all over:
Speed on, sinners. Hell ain't half-full yet...That's from a physicist I knew.

Have that lettered on my car, too. I like to put JesusSeesUs on the back windshield in car chalk.
 
I just like to make tiny little feet on dusted areas :biggrin:

Make your hand in a fist, press the side of your hand in the dust (with the thumb part up), and make 5 little toes with your fingertip :-p alternate with the other hand so that it's like a dwarf walked there not too long ago :approve:
 
On a wall in the Men's Room (where else ?) ...


Proof that reproduction leads to divorce :

[tex]\int e^x = e^x + C[/tex]

written to read like " Sex = ex + C "
 
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Gokul43201 said:
I wish I had a woman this dirty

Haha! Somebody actually wrote that on my car! :smile: :smile:
 
Shahil said:
Haha! Somebody actually wrote that on my car! :smile: :smile:

Hmmm...you wouldn't happen to have been in the 43201 zip code when that happened, would you ? :biggrin:
 

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