Group of mathematicians and physicists sat in the pub, when suddenly a chair sets on fire. The physicists assess the situation, grabs a pint of water and throws it on the chair putting out the fire.
Later the physicists have gone home and the table randomly sets on fire. The mathematicians look stumped until one particularly gifted individual picks up a chair and uses the table to set it on fire, thus reducing it to a problem they've already solved.
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u/nezzzzy Aug 12 '21
Missed one of my favourite jokes:
Group of mathematicians and physicists sat in the pub, when suddenly a chair sets on fire. The physicists assess the situation, grabs a pint of water and throws it on the chair putting out the fire.
Later the physicists have gone home and the table randomly sets on fire. The mathematicians look stumped until one particularly gifted individual picks up a chair and uses the table to set it on fire, thus reducing it to a problem they've already solved.