Teacher: Look, Ben, something not understanding things is a good thing.
Ahem:
“Headmaster! ” said Professor Quirrell, sounding genuinely shocked. “Mr. Potter has told you that this spell is not spoken of with those who cannot cast it! You do not press a wizard on such matters!”
Amusing, although I’ll point out that there are some subtle difference between a physics classroom and the MOR!universe. Or at least, I think there are...
I will only say that when I was a physics major, there were negative course numbers in some copies of the course catalog. And the students who, it was rumored, attended those classes were… somewhat off, ever after.
And concerning how I got my math PhD, and the price I paid for it, and the reason I left the world of pure math research afterwards, I will say not one word.
Ahem:
For every EY quote, there exists an equal and opposite EY PC Hodgell quote:
(That was P.C. Hodgell, not EY.)
Good point, I’ll correct it.
Amusing, although I’ll point out that there are some subtle difference between a physics classroom and the MOR!universe. Or at least, I think there are...
I will only say that when I was a physics major, there were negative course numbers in some copies of the course catalog. And the students who, it was rumored, attended those classes were… somewhat off, ever after.
And concerning how I got my math PhD, and the price I paid for it, and the reason I left the world of pure math research afterwards, I will say not one word.
Were there tentacles involved? Strange ethereal piping? Anything rugose or cyclopean in character?
I think we can safely say there were non-Euclidean geometries involved.
Were there also course numbers with a non-zero complex part?
PEOPLE NEED TO STOP QUOTING PROFESSOR QUIRRELL LIKE HE IS ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY
HE IS NOT
THERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES AND THEY ARE VISIBLE AND THEY MATTER
THANK YOU