Burning the Candle at Both Ends
Four candles burning in 0, 1, 2 and 3 dimensions, a dimensional scale of overwork.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-05-17-burning-the-candle-at-both-ends/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
[Title] "HOW HARD ARE YOU WORKING?"
"burning the candle at both ends — 0-dimensional" · "burning the candle along a line — 1-dimensional" · "burning the candle on its surface — 2-dimensional" · "burning the candle at every point in its interior — 3-dimensional"
