Dark Side of the Horse by Samson for August 22, 2011
August 21, 2011
August 23, 2011
Transcript:
Sine: Hey horse...pikc a number. Then square it and add 10 times the original number. Now add 25, take the square root and then round to the nearest whole number. Now subtract your original number and you get the number of minutes you've just wasted. Horace: These days we're not allowed to throw bricks at each other, right? Sine: Right, li'l dollink.
zero over 13 years ago
Pretty much sums up all my math classes in HS…
Alison84 over 13 years ago
I tried it with 27 and came out with five. Pretty accurate, Sine!
baileydean over 13 years ago
Wonder if it has a function to include (or exclude) for people who aren’t so hot at math?
Simon_Jester over 13 years ago
I see I’m not the ONLY one who noticed that DSOH harkens back to the old Krazy Kat strip
Heima over 13 years ago
Everybody’s answer will be 5 minutes. I got a laugh, so the time wasn’t wasted after all.
Does that make me a dollink?
Eagleskies Premium Member over 13 years ago
…..zip…..POW!! ♥ ♥
bmonk over 13 years ago
Yep—x^2 + 10x + 25 is the square of x+5, which leaves 5 minutes. So, I can still waste 3 more minutes.
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I thought only Krazy Kat was allowed to throw cartoon bricks.
Sherlock Watson over 13 years ago
That’s right, Horace, because little kids might start doing it. They can’t throw anvils, however, so toss one of those at Sine.
hossblacksilver over 13 years ago
Horace, throw MANY bricks at him. After all, the mortar the merrier!
DonVanni over 13 years ago
It was Ignatz Mouse who threw the bricks. Krazy was on the receiving end.
doc white over 13 years ago
im about ready to through up in 5 minutes.
vldazzle over 13 years ago
Yes, Krazy was the only strip I remember with “lil dollink”
Yukoneric over 13 years ago
Took longer than 5 min to write it all down and do the math……………….. Will definitely try this with my students!
Thehag over 13 years ago
Dang! to stressed out with the math part, totally missed the allusion to Krazy Kat. One of the best comics ever.
DavidGBA over 13 years ago
He needs a brickbat to finish that row!