Math Humor Tuesday: Cyanide & Happiness

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Today's Cyanide & Happiness

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[Source: http://explosm.net/comics/4435/]
 
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This reminds me of my earliest recollection of exposure to maths.
I believe I was 5, and my sister was 10:

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She still denies any recollection of the conversation.
Of course, I eventually understood the concept, of negative numbers.
 
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