Mm. This might work for some proofs—Lewis Carroll, as we all know, was a mathematician—but a proof for something you already believe that is conducted via tedious steps is not humorous by anyone’s lights. Proving P/=NP is not funny, but proving 2+2=3 is funny.
Mm. This might work for some proofs—Lewis Carroll, as we all know, was a mathematician—but a proof for something you already believe that is conducted via tedious steps is not humorous by anyone’s lights. Proving P/=NP is not funny, but proving 2+2=3 is funny.
It’s not funny if it’s wrong.