How about Tom Lehrer's "New Math"?

Subject: How about Tom Lehrer's "New Math"?
Author: dramaticsoprano
Posted on: 2013-11-23 23:03:00 UTC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIKGV2cTgqA

This guy is so funny. I especially love his parodies of 1960's current events.

This is just too funny by dramaticsoprano on 2013-11-21 04:41:00 UTC Reply

Re: This is just too funny by Rosie Azrael on 2013-11-21 22:07:00 UTC Reply

*Sees challenge, disregards expectations* "Let's see. You want me to prove my skill and end up on the other side of this hilarious barrier. Okay!"
Pretty impressive, actually by autofire372 on 2013-11-21 16:00:00 UTC Reply

That does show a certain level of ingenuity.
It's not so much as "redefining success"... by SeaTurtle on 2013-11-21 05:44:00 UTC Reply

...as it is bypassing the original test parameters while getting the same results.

Can we turn this into a general "funny things" thread? Is so, I'm going to plug this little gem I found on YouTube!

It contains: NSFW language, topography being weird, mathematical hilarity, and flashbacks to every single linear algebra class you've ever had (or will take).

How about Tom Lehrer's "New Math"? by dramaticsoprano on 2013-11-23 23:03:00 UTC Reply

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIKGV2cTgqA

This guy is so funny. I especially love his parodies of 1960's current events.

And now to sidetrack this conversation by son_of_heaven176 on 2013-11-24 16:52:00 UTC Reply

Being only 25, the "new" math is all that I grew up with. What was the "old" math, and why did the change to a new may of teaching math create such buzz?