Math with Bad DrawingsCartoon Archive

Shortest Line

March 12, 2018

A flirt defends a short pickup line by noting that a line is the shortest distance between two points.

Content note: Romantic/pickup-line theme (mild).

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-03-12-shortest-line/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

A: "You're cute. Wanna date?" B: "Is that really your best line?"

A: "Hey, a line is the shortest distance between two points." B: "Hmm... good save..."

Topics
Geometry › Points, Lines & PlanesGeometry › Distance
Level
Middle SchoolHigh School
Themes
Family & RelationshipsPuns