Luke Surl Comics

Discussion (15) ¬

1. Luke

   July 17, 2009 at 12:31 am | #

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   x^2 - bx - 2b^2 = 0
   (x - 2b)*(x + b) = 0
   x = 2b or x = -b [2b or not 2b]
2. Ben

   July 17, 2009 at 2:59 am | #

   Oh… oh, wow.
   …I love it.
3. miamiandy

   July 17, 2009 at 3:06 am | #

   should have made it x = 2b or x = -2b.

   “2b or not 2b” instead of “2b or not b”
4. danineteen

   July 17, 2009 at 4:56 am | #

   I agree with miamiandy^
5. Sean

   July 17, 2009 at 7:55 am | #

   not isn’t a synonym for negative, guys

   either the answer is 2b, or it’s not 2b (in this case -b)
6. Steve in the Sandbox

   July 17, 2009 at 3:31 pm | #

   But not *is* a homonym of naught, which is zero. “not to be” could be represented by (0 * 2b), or perhaps even (0 ^ b)
7. Sean

   July 18, 2009 at 10:35 am | #

   That’s true, but 0*2b simplifies to 0, and the joke would be lost to all but the most dedicated readers, such as yourself.
8. 
   MrGBH

   July 18, 2009 at 2:36 pm | #

   That just gave me a headache
9. Bob

   July 23, 2009 at 5:41 am | #

   yeah. As a math nerd I find this offensive. The equation should obviously read x^2-4b^2=0
   to be or not to be.

   not this “to be or not be” crap.

   good comic though.
10. varshasri

    July 26, 2009 at 6:20 am | #

    i love dis one:):)
11. Angel

    July 26, 2009 at 7:33 am | #

    i factored it and @Scrolldownforsolution was right.
    however, the answer wouldn’t read as “to be or not to be”. i agree that it is a total crap.
12. Kimmi

    July 27, 2009 at 1:19 am | #

    Math nerds FTW
13. a

    July 28, 2009 at 2:17 am | #

    ^agreed
14. Dean

    July 29, 2009 at 9:50 pm | #

    Ok, after viewing the entire archive (up to this one), I was beginning to suspect this is the best webcomic on the web.
    I think this strip proves the theory!