LJ Userpic Love

[parasitevenus]

I just saw the following on someone's userpic:

2ux = 106x^(2)y
Solve for u.

Amazing.

Comments

[finneco]

why, thank you.

Finn

[ramou]

Yeah, I can so see that as one of your t-shirts

[parasitevenus]

You are most welcome. ;-)

[gablazes]

haha :)

[mycrust]

Do kids in elementary school still flip their calculators upside down and write things like "55378008" on them?

This is kind of the algebraic equivalent of that. I rather like the idea of writing a love letter as a more involved math problem. Or perhaps you could tie someone up with a combination lock, leave them one free hand and a note that says "the combination is the first 5 digit prime in the decimal expansion of π" while you have your way with them.

[parasitevenus]

I think I love you.

As for calculator text -- in German you can write "I love you", if I recall correctly from... middle school. But really, TI-83s just overrode all that in high school.

In fact, I have vivid memories of taking pictures of myself holding up my TI with dirty messages written on the screen. I sent these to my geeky internet girlfriend at the time. :-p

[snorkackcatcher]

Handy. If you want to chat up someone familiar with both algebra and textspeak, that is. :)

[lunchboxandlace]

yeah, im just going to admit it for those of us who cant do math.

i dont get it.

(someone please let me in on the joke)

i heart you floh, im sorry yesterday was so icky.

xo

[parasitevenus]

I'll solve tghe equation for you and leave you to figure out the rest. ;-)

2ux=106x^(2)y

u=53xy

Get it?

I heart you too. I'm sorry you had to waste 2 hours of your life on so much stupid yesterday.

[lunchboxandlace]

now i get it.

thats amazing. and geeky. in the best possible way.

xo