• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      It is legitimately cool when a bunch of mathematicians get together in a room and say “Look at all the cool shapes and patterns we made,” then show it to a physicist who goes all frantic and starts shouting “OMG! I understand how stuff works!”

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      3 months ago

      Gotta love how the more “Applied” a field is, the more “Impure” it is.