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No Puddles in Math

June 27, 2018Original blog post

Someone wonders about a small puddle, steps in, and sinks up to the neck. In math, every innocent-looking question can turn out to be an ocean.

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"Hmm… I wonder what's the deal with this puddle?" [Steps in and sinks to the neck] "THIS IS FRIGHTENING BUT ALSO AMAZING" Caption: "There are no puddles in math, just oceans in disguise."

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-06-27-no-puddles-in-math/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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