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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Laugh it Up!
1) Why do mathematicians like national parks?
2) Why do mathematicians think Halloween and Christmas are the same?
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2. DEC 25 = OCT 31
ReplyDelete25 in base 10 (DEC) is 31 in base 8 (OCT). I've typically heard this one as an engineering joke...
1) Because of the natural logs.
ReplyDelete2) Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec (as explained by Abe)
3) A lamb, duh.