part 135 really high balloons

[aphanon_meme]

THOSE BALLOONS AREN'T GOING TO MAKE IT MUCH LONGER. ... someone let go of some balloons near my house and a tiny dog and I are currently craning our heads out the window to see. I don't know if they're going to make it, man. Goodbye, blue and I think purple balloon. I'll miss you. Uhh. Anyway!

Enjoy part 135! :)

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Comments

[bubbleteatime]

Who're you calling a barbarian?

[xuanduan]

It is not a concern of women, girl.

I am sure your family is waiting for you: do not shame them further.

[bubbleteatime]

Ah, hmm. Do I want to bring dishonor to my family...?

[xuanduan]

You sure do not.

Quick now: I do not have time to waste.

[bubbleteatime]

No, no, I'm pretty sure I do. What's the rush? What's an old man like you gotta do, anyway?

[xuanduan]

Rush, you say?

I am really busy. I could tell you about Suàn shù shū and all the work my people is doing, but I am quite sure you would not understand such complicated things.

[bubbleteatime]

Oh. Oh. I see. You think women can't count like men do, is that it?

[xuanduan]

No, no. I believe women can count; animals, or food. It is an impressive skill for the well being of their families, after all.

[bubbleteatime]

But do you think they can graph limaçons and differentiate functions?

[xuanduan]

[ Perks up at these new foreigner words ]

What is this Limaçon? It will be nothing against me: it will be one of my provinces before the citizens even realize it.

[bubbleteatime]

[ clutches her side and laughs; she knows he's stupid, yes, but he's obviously not from this time ]

It's not a place! [ gets a pen and paper and draws this ] See, this is a limaçon, and its equation is r equals b plus a cosine theta. [ writes it down as she says it ]

Oh, but you wouldn't know that until Étienne Pascal studies it in the 17th century.

[xuanduan]

[ .... ]

[ Studies the paper ]

Who's the man that taught you this?

[bubbleteatime]

My brother.

[xuanduan]

Teaching to a girl... is he one of mine?

[bubbleteatime]

More than you think.

[xuanduan]

Hm. I cannot say I agree to teaching a woman, of all people, but... please introduce him to me.