Not When, but Where
Asked 'when will I use this?', a teacher opens a door onto a universe of places where math lives.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024-01-01-not-when-but-where/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
A (holding a MATH book): "But… when am I going to use any of this?" B (at an open door): "It's not *when*, it's *where*." [Through the door: light rays, a pyramid, a spiral galaxy, a black hole in curved spacetime, and other wonders]