Geysers Beneath the Surface
Dig into an ordinary-looking math question and you usually get a shovelful of dirt. But sometimes a geyser springs forth: beneath the innocuous surface, terrific forces may lurk.
Transcript
"That's the way it is with math. Put a shovel in the dirt, and sometimes you get a shovelful of dirt. But sometimes, a geyser springs forth. Beneath the innocuous surface, there may lurk terrific geological forces." [A small figure with a shovel gapes at a towering geyser]
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2020-03-11-geysers-beneath-the-surface/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)