How many mathematicians does it take to screw-in a lightbulb?
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How many mathematicians does it take to screw-in a lightbulb?
according to my google search:Quote:
Originally Posted by OLDBLUE
It only takes one mathematician to screw in a light bulb.
Proof:
Let the “bulb screwing number” https://s0.wp.com/latex.php?latex=N_...&fg=000000&s=0 of a profession https://s0.wp.com/latex.php?latex=p&...&fg=000000&s=0, be the minimum number of people of profession https://s0.wp.com/latex.php?latex=p&...&fg=000000&s=0 that must be assembled to screw in a light bulb. For any pair of professions https://s0.wp.com/latex.php?latex=p_...&fg=000000&s=0 and https://s0.wp.com/latex.php?latex=p_...&fg=000000&s=0 with https://s0.wp.com/latex.php?latex=p_...&fg=000000&s=0 and https://s0.wp.com/latex.php?latex=N_...&fg=000000&s=0 finite, there exists a “hiring” operation such that any one person of profession https://s0.wp.com/latex.php?latex=p_...&fg=000000&s=0 can hire a collection of size https://s0.wp.com/latex.php?latex=N_...&fg=000000&s=0 of appropriate people of profession https://s0.wp.com/latex.php?latex=p_...&fg=000000&s=0 such that the collection of such people can screw in a light bulb. By the transitive property of light bulb screwing with respect to hiring, a single member of profession https://s0.wp.com/latex.php?latex=p_...&fg=000000&s=0 can screw in a light bulb by hiring https://s0.wp.com/latex.php?latex=N_...&fg=000000&s=0 people of profession https://s0.wp.com/latex.php?latex=p_...&fg=000000&s=0 and therefore, so long as there exists a profession https://s0.wp.com/latex.php?latex=p_...&fg=000000&s=0 with finite bulb screwing number, the existence of this hiring operation implies that the bulb screwing number https://s0.wp.com/latex.php?latex=N_...&fg=000000&s=0 of https://s0.wp.com/latex.php?latex=p_...&fg=000000&s=0 is at most 1. But, since we know there exists at least one light bulb that has been screwed in by at least one person of some non-mathematician profession, and there has only ever been a finite number of people, there must exist some other profession with finite bulb screwing number, so the bulb screwing number for mathematicians is 1. QED
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Another way is 1 mathematician, but he'd need several grad assistants to help.Quote:
Originally Posted by OLDBLUE
Excellent deduction!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
You followed that huh 70...;) Pie are not so square after all :DQuote:
Originally Posted by 70TECHGRAD
Its "exponential":rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by OLDBLUE
What if the "poly" has only 2 faces....like politicians. (Deep thought.....:angry:)
Anybody remember Pisa Pizza right next to campus? I loved that place. Pinball, pizza and muffuletta sandwiches.
Was it located across from Bogard and Nethkin Hall on the corner, behind the location of the original Johnny's?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tech77
I only remember they delivered :DQuote:
Originally Posted by LABulldog
Best muffuletta I ever had!
Johnny's wasn't always at it's current Tech Dr/Cooktown Rd location?Quote:
Originally Posted by LABulldog
Actually don't. But I do remember Cushino's (before it became the first Johnny's location) across from Nethkin.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tech77
Cushiono's=the original Ruston muffalletta
For years in the mid/late 70's and into the early 80's it was located across the street from Nethken Hall on what was then the corner of West Arizona Ave. and College Street.Quote:
Originally Posted by JuBru