Comments | armyoffun: mathaletes

armyoffun

mathaletes

Jun 11, 2004 13:05

I just watched the 2004 MathCounts championship replay on ESPN. It's like a spelling bee for mathaletes. Totally amazing. I was still reading the question and these 8th graders were already spewing answers like "-37 radical 2 over 4 ( Read more... )

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scoots_honor June 11 2004, 10:43:24 UTC

oh, to be retired.
i have lamentations.

jesusofgujrat June 11 2004, 11:17:13 UTC

do you ever watch quizbowls? those kids on TV are way better than i ever was at it. my glory moment in high school quiz bowl was when i buzzed in on the last question with the answer "john lennon" (the question had to do with his being shot, in 1980, and who was he). it put us in the lead to win the game.

also, should 'mathalete' be 'mathlete'? like athlete.

armyoffun June 11 2004, 11:21:22 UTC

haha. awesome.

yeah, I stuggled with a spelling for mathalete. I found three variations of various credibility - mathalete, mathelete, and mathlete - and just went with one.

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armyoffun June 11 2004, 11:35:45 UTC

normal dorky. and of course lots of asians.

scoots_honor June 11 2004, 13:15:24 UTC

"Went to Hooter's with Pimpcino, Pimpdrew, Pimpsus, a mechanic, and John. The asian waitress was stupid, which came as a complete surprise."
/genius