Very Interesting Ideas
Three students share wild 'facts'; a teacher tries to respond diplomatically.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2014-01-01-very-interesting-ideas/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
A: "I heard bears are technically cats!" B: "Infinity isn't a number, it's an emotion!" C: "You know, Columbus wasn't even European!" Teacher: "Uh... those are very interesting ideas..."
