Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal by Zach Weinersmith for October 31, 2014
October 30, 2014
November 01, 2014
Transcript:
If arithmetic were debated like religion: Hey, what's 1892491287 times 7798721415 divided by 82493726631? I dunno. I think it's 4. Pretty sure it's not 4. Well at least my theory provides an answer!
Then I’ll provide a rival and equally valid theory by saying that we can never truly know the answer, we just have to take on faith that there is one. (And that it’s not “4”.)
We’re pitiful little microbes speculating on our place in the Universe (as in “Micromegas,” Voltaire). Might as well pick your fancy to explain human existence and the Universe..My current amusement is based in Lawsonomy, wherein Menorgs and Disorgs continually battle within us in zig, zag, and swirl. Considered with my oblique interpretation of fractals (the structure of small things reflected in big things, and vice versa), Lawsonomy explains so much, from Ebola to Congress to black holes..http://www.lawsonomy.org/Lawsonomy303.html.I used to fancy the Universe is a cosmic balloon that The Being blows up and periodically releases to carom around the jagged edges of Chaos.
Julius Marold Premium Member about 10 years ago
1.789107 × 10 to the 9th or you can get out your own HP-15 and work it out.
Ida No about 10 years ago
Then I’ll provide a rival and equally valid theory by saying that we can never truly know the answer, we just have to take on faith that there is one. (And that it’s not “4”.)
Olddog1 about 10 years ago
That’s not even a theory. Theories are supported by observation and evidence.
emptc12 about 10 years ago
We’re pitiful little microbes speculating on our place in the Universe (as in “Micromegas,” Voltaire). Might as well pick your fancy to explain human existence and the Universe..My current amusement is based in Lawsonomy, wherein Menorgs and Disorgs continually battle within us in zig, zag, and swirl. Considered with my oblique interpretation of fractals (the structure of small things reflected in big things, and vice versa), Lawsonomy explains so much, from Ebola to Congress to black holes..http://www.lawsonomy.org/Lawsonomy303.html.I used to fancy the Universe is a cosmic balloon that The Being blows up and periodically releases to carom around the jagged edges of Chaos.
AlanM about 10 years ago
I got 1.78910723 times 10^8
willyairmo about 10 years ago
Duh… the answer is Thursday!
bookworm0812 about 10 years ago
It’s 178910723.64382164633645643744709! So, definitely not even close to 4.
braindead Premium Member about 10 years ago
Thus explains Dan Issa’s approach to find the truth about Ee-bowl-eye.
What? Me worried ? about 10 years ago
Here I thought that the answer to all was" 42" ! ;-]
scyphi26 about 10 years ago
I’m somewhat surprised there’s more debate about the math than the analogy to discussing religion.
Ida No about 10 years ago
Ooh, God got angry and divided Zach by zero. Time to find another strip to read.