Words and Pixels: Overheard #137

Friday, March 18, 2011

"I’m unconvinced that you can apply algebraic topology to finance and not commit white-collar crime."

Wyman Stewart said...: If you stop on a dime to make a rhyme, then you will do no time, for such a crime.

(Being collared for stealing dollars is a well-known mathematical application of the algebraic topological, ring-around-the-collar-cell-matrix, involving the gang of "White-Collar.")

GRE Exam Problem:
Solve: With the above information find the number of crooks in a typical cell.

(Hint: Find the number of cells in a hidden space, within a Quantum Dot.)

(Extra Hint: Please try again. We've wasted your time. This hint was for a problem that is not included in this exam. But you are a genius who knew that, so you have not read this.); March 18, 2011 at 10:36 AM
Ann Finkelstein said...: Wow, Wyman. I'm speechless.; March 19, 2011 at 7:23 AM

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