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Does anyone have any clue whether the writing on the board in the weirdly abstract panel means anything? Maybe add an explanation about it?[[Special:Contributions/162.158.227.91|162.158.227.91]] 13:23, 17 October 2021 (UTC) | Does anyone have any clue whether the writing on the board in the weirdly abstract panel means anything? Maybe add an explanation about it?[[Special:Contributions/162.158.227.91|162.158.227.91]] 13:23, 17 October 2021 (UTC) | ||
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Center panel possibly related to "The drunkards walk" and theories on randomised motion. | Center panel possibly related to "The drunkards walk" and theories on randomised motion. | ||
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"Algebreic" is a misspelling of "algebraic". Could Randall really have made this mistake, or is it another malamanteau? What does "breic" come from? [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 06:10, 16 October 2021 (UTC) | "Algebreic" is a misspelling of "algebraic". Could Randall really have made this mistake, or is it another malamanteau? What does "breic" come from? [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 06:10, 16 October 2021 (UTC) | ||
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I wonder if Randall was actually referring to that quote about "Into the Woods", or he just thought "Sondheim calculus" sounded cool and it was a total coincidence. I found it when I googled "sondheim calculus" to make sure it wasn't a real thing. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 06:29, 16 October 2021 (UTC) | I wonder if Randall was actually referring to that quote about "Into the Woods", or he just thought "Sondheim calculus" sounded cool and it was a total coincidence. I found it when I googled "sondheim calculus" to make sure it wasn't a real thing. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 06:29, 16 October 2021 (UTC) | ||
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Are there any examples of "cursed" math problems? I've seen "weirdly abstract" and "weirdly concrete" ones, but not "cursed" ones. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.63.117|162.158.63.117]] 01:03, 17 October 2021 (UTC) | Are there any examples of "cursed" math problems? I've seen "weirdly abstract" and "weirdly concrete" ones, but not "cursed" ones. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.63.117|162.158.63.117]] 01:03, 17 October 2021 (UTC) | ||
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The symbol in the third panel looks like an unalome, which is not a mathematical symbol but a Buddhist or mystical one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yantra_tattooing#Types_and_designs | The symbol in the third panel looks like an unalome, which is not a mathematical symbol but a Buddhist or mystical one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yantra_tattooing#Types_and_designs | ||
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Links, '''please'''! Not all of us are mathematicians. If you mention something that you think the cursed curve might represent, please provide a link to something describing that something so the rest of us can read it and attempt to learn more. [[User:Shamino|Shamino]] ([[User talk:Shamino|talk]]) 17:44, 17 October 2021 (UTC) | Links, '''please'''! Not all of us are mathematicians. If you mention something that you think the cursed curve might represent, please provide a link to something describing that something so the rest of us can read it and attempt to learn more. [[User:Shamino|Shamino]] ([[User talk:Shamino|talk]]) 17:44, 17 October 2021 (UTC) | ||
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That cursed squiggle sure looks like the sort of thing that used to flow from {{w|Saul Steinberg}}'s pen, as seen in the pages of the New Yorker back in the 60s. The most relevant example I can find right now is from 1965: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/new-yorker-february-20th-1965-saul-steinberg.html [[Special:Contributions/162.158.255.177|162.158.255.177]] 03:38, 18 October 2021 (UTC) | That cursed squiggle sure looks like the sort of thing that used to flow from {{w|Saul Steinberg}}'s pen, as seen in the pages of the New Yorker back in the 60s. The most relevant example I can find right now is from 1965: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/new-yorker-february-20th-1965-saul-steinberg.html [[Special:Contributions/162.158.255.177|162.158.255.177]] 03:38, 18 October 2021 (UTC) | ||
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Is there a reason why the article uses "millennium" (correct) and "millenium" (incorrrect)? | Is there a reason why the article uses "millennium" (correct) and "millenium" (incorrrect)? | ||
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