Mathematical Translations

McSweeneys: Mathematical Translations of Popular Refrains

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  1. Personally I don’t find this very entertaining.

    Julius
    Mar 7th, 2012 / 3:53 pm

  2. @julius: ((sqrt(cos(x))* cos(400*x) + sqrt(abs(x))-0.4)* (4-x*x_^0.1)/2 < 0

    Grace
    Mar 7th, 2012 / 4:23 pm

  3. I think this is great!

    Rachel
    Mar 7th, 2012 / 5:12 pm

  4. BRILLIANT! D=

    crazyn1x
    Mar 7th, 2012 / 7:31 pm

  5. I laughed so hard (despite the fact that I only understand like half of the equations)
    /googles sqrt

    oros
    Mar 8th, 2012 / 5:49 am

  6. If you want to know exactly what it is that you can’t win all of, if you graph the equation (but not the < 0 part) you get

    http://i40.tinypic.com/10oql29.jpg

    s.a.m.
    Mar 8th, 2012 / 5:22 pm

  7. Another one for x = x Refrain: “Duh”

    Garth
    Mar 8th, 2012 / 11:56 pm

  8. hahaha. This is hilarious.

    Rahul Rao
    Mar 13th, 2012 / 2:59 am