Bad Math Jokes

[fresh_42]

Lmao this is so true!

No, it is not. The mathematical answer would have been
$$
\mathbb{Q}(\pi)\cong \mathbb{Q}(x)
$$

 

[nuuskur]

$\log$ $=\log$

 

[WWGD]

I would just run into the Math lounge and shout: " They're giving away free groups!"

 

[mfb]

In order to be more inclusive, the Fields Medal is now the Sets Medal.

 

[jack action]

 

[chasrob]

What is a Mathematician's Favorite Johnny Depp Movie? ∫π’s of the Caribbean.

 

[Ibix]

Wouldn't a pi rate be something like $\frac{d\pi}{dt}$?

 

[jbriggs444]

Wouldn't a pi rate be something like $\frac{d\pi}{dt}$?

Starring Mr. Mostel as Captain Jack Sparrow.

 

[DrGreg]

Wouldn't a pi rate be something like $\frac{d\pi}{dt}$?

$r$

 

[Ibix]

$r$

They often tell you that be a pirate's favourite letter, but the truth is, their first love, it be the $c$.

 

[collinsmark]

Wouldn't a pi rate be something like $\frac{d\pi}{dt}$?

$r$

They often tell you that be a pirate's favourite letter, but the truth is, their first love, it be the $c$.

<My reaction:>

$\mathrm{rate \ of \ change \ of \ } \left\{ \frac{1}{3} r^3 \right\}$

Spoiler

$r \ dr \ r$

 

[Vanadium 50]

I can't believe nobody posted this:

What do you get when you cross an elephant and a grape?

---- elephant grape sin(θ)

What do you get when you cross an elephant and a mountain climber?

---- Nothing. A mountain climber is a scalar.

 

[jack action]

15 + 15 is thirty, but 16 + 16 is thirty too.

 

[BillTre]

 

[member 428835]

Teacher: what's 110+10

Student (yelling loudly): FIVE

 

[jedishrfu]

Many many years ago, I needed to order a computer for a contractor working on our project. I asked the contracting company to make sure he had a PC with one 10 megabyte hard drive. The next day they called back and said they couldn’t find a PC with a 110 megabyte hard drive would 20 do?

I just had to laugh quietly and said sure that’ll work.

 

[Ibix]

Starring Mr. Mostel as Captain Jack Sparrow.
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Had to look that one up (somewhat belatedly). An interesting given name, appropriate for $d\pi/dt$.

 

[Bandersnatch]

Teacher: what's 110+10

Student (yelling loudly): FIVE

Shouldn't that be six?

 

[fresh_42]

\begin{align*}
&\phantom{+}110\\
&+10\\
&---\\
& 1000
\end{align*}

I get $8.$

 

[Bandersnatch]

There you go, eight. Thought I could do sums.

 

[Ibix]

There you go, eight. Thought I could do sums.

We proved 6=8 upthread, so you were right anyway.

 

[jbriggs444]

Shouldn't that be six?

Yes, I agree that the correct answer ("xix") is pronounced as "six".

 

[member 428835]

This is all too similar...you'll love this

 

[MevsEinstein]

I saw this one on a shirt:

I am a math teacher. I know, I have many problems

 

[jedishrfu]

This one’s about sorting algorithms of course lol

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This joke seriously reminds me of the recent Veritaseum prison excape riddle where a group of N prisoners go into a room of N boxes one at a time and are tasked with finding their cell number with the caveat that they can only look in half the boxes. If all prisoners find their respective cell number they will all be freed if not they go back to prison. What is the best strategy to follow?



I guess for the prisoners the jokes on them.

 

[BillTre]

 

[TeethWhitener]

A mathematician, a chemist, and an engineer were attending a conference. The mathematician’s hotel room happened to overlook those of the other two. One evening, the mathematician noticed to his horror that a fire had broken out in the engineer’s room. The engineer said “what’s the most efficient way to solve this problem?,” grabbed a fire extinguisher, and put out the blaze. A little while later, the mathematician noticed that the chemist’s room was now on fire. The chemist said “fire needs oxygen to propagate,” grabbed a blanket, and smothered the flames. Later that night, the mathematician awoke to find that his room had caught fire. Confidently, he declared “this problem has multiple trivial solutions” and went back to sleep.

 

[malawi_glenn]

A friend of mine is a knot theorist and I told him a joke that wasn’t about knot theory.

He said he’s too old for not-knot jokes.

This is the best knot-theory joke imo:

A mathematician walks into a bar accompanied by a dog and a cow.
The bartender says, “Hey, no animals are allowed in here!”
The mathematician replies, “These are very special animals.”
“How so?”
“They’re knot theorists.”
The bartender raises his eyebrows and says, “I’ve met a number of knot theorists who I thought were animals, but never an animal that was a knot theorist.”
“Well, I’ll prove it to you. Ask them them anything you like.”
So the bartender asks the dog, “Name a knot invariant.”
“Arf!” barks the dog.
The bartender scowls and turns to the cow asking, “Name a topological invariant.”
“Mu!” says the cow.
At this point the bartender turns to the mathematician and says, “Very funny.” With that, he throws the three out of the bar.
Outside, sitting on the curb, the dog turns to the mathematician and asks, “Do you think I should have said the Jones polynomial instead?”

 

[fresh_42]

This is the best knot-theory joke imo:

I have another one. However, this isn't a joke. It really happened (to me).

They have a dress code in German casinos, means: a tie is mandatory.
I had an appointment with three fellow students for a nice evening in a casino nearby. All three specialized in knot theory at the time. We met at the parking area and besides mine, only one other dude had his tie tied. He asked a homeless drinking beer at a kiosk to tie his knot. The other two were standing there having their ties in hand asking me to tie them.

 

[malawi_glenn]

Was the homeless man a former knot theory mathematician who could not find a tenure?

 

[DrGreg]

All three specialized in knot theory at the time. We met at the parking area and besides mine, only one other dude had his tie tied. He asked a homeless drinking beer at a kiosk to tie his knot. The other two were standing there having their ties in hand asking me to tie them.

The difference between theorists and practitioners!

 

[BillTre]

 

[fresh_42]

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They are actually from India. We only received them from the Arabs. But they found their way via India > Persia > Arabia > Italy into our culture. And Indians are actually Aryans. So be careful with what you claim. Not that you bring on ideas.

 

[BWV]

This one is subtly good

 

[Wrichik Basu]