An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar. The first orders a beer. The second orders half a beer. The third orders a quarter of a beer. The fourth orders an eighth of a beer. The bar tender says "You're all idiots" and pours two beers.
Its comical because the author deliberately confused the period of a pendulum, the time to complete a single cycle of a swing, and a period that pertains to the menstrual cycle; ergo, dramatically increasing the effectiveness of his punchline by stating the SI unit for frequency.
tbagsJun 8, 2009
Well don't you get it? The best XKCD ever! "Period"
kokomonycJun 8, 2009
An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar. The first orders a beer. The second orders half a beer. The third orders a quarter of a beer. The fourth orders an eighth of a beer. The bar tender says "You're all idiots" and pours two beers.
kokomonycJun 9, 2009
There are an infinite number of mathematicians, dawnraid. There is no end.Sum of all values 0.5^x from x=0 to x=infinity is 2.
maxmyersJun 9, 2009
Its comical because the author deliberately confused the period of a pendulum, the time to complete a single cycle of a swing, and a period that pertains to the menstrual cycle; ergo, dramatically increasing the effectiveness of his punchline by stating the SI unit for frequency.
thexuuJun 10, 2009
My GF's Uterus runs at 385.8 nHz
thexuuJun 10, 2009
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