For instance, this is how a student answered a question in his GCSE maths paper - when he ran out of ideas, of course.
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On another occasion, a hapless student took an English word quite literally and embarrassed both himself and his mother-tongue.
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In the realm of mathematics, personified i and π are at each other's throat since time immemorial. Find out why.
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Sometimes, a fairly mundane task, such as solving a simple equation, can raise eyebrows, when the gift of logic is misplaced. This is a classic example of it.
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Add a celebrity to mathematics, the subject becomes a star in its own right with reasonable cosmic significance. This is how it happens.
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It goes without saying how calculator plays its role when the mental maths skills are being atrophied. You don't have to look further than this to get a sense of it.
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Even the eatables cannot avoid being dragged into the sphere of mathematical humour. This is how the famous Italian food landed in it.
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If our obsession with security goes too far, it also provides and opportunity for the birth of mathematical joke.
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When it comes to family matters, mathematicians, are often compelled to roll over their eyes with indecision.
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Sometimes, the tentacles of morality can confuse a little child, even when he is trying to do simple maths See what happened to little Thomas.
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Meena was thinking about an excuse, when she ran out of normal excuses that kids normally make, for not doing her homework; she had a brainwave: she thought of her solar-powered calculator - and got one!
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This is the only snake found in Britain. It, however, cannot multiply. Why?
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How do you show that one half of twelve is seven?
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When worked out on a calculator, this never produces a role model for a safe road crossing!
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There is a dozen birds perching on a line and suddenly one takes flight. How many are left on the line?
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