What's the Best Math Joke Involving Constipation?

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The discussion humorously explores the intersection of mathematics and constipation through jokes. It begins with a pun about a mathematician resolving constipation "with a pencil," leading to a reference to Isaac Newton's notation in calculus, where he used dots over variables to indicate rates of change. The conversation continues with light-hearted jokes, including one about a math book being sad due to having "too many problems." The tone remains playful, emphasizing the use of humor in mathematics.
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Q: How does a mathematician deal with constipation?

A: He works it out with a pencil.

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When Newton invented his calculus (fluxions), he wrote them with dots over the letters of the variables (fluents) he was deriving. So, x with a dot over it meant the rate of change of x with respect to time. Pretty soon the equations started to fill up with dots, looking like flyspecks on the page.

That was before (pronounce this!) DDT.
 
: Haha, that's a good one! Here's another one: Why was the math book sad? Because it had too many problems.
 
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