Sisyphus pushing a boulder up a Gaussian: the perfect math meme
dioscuri · x · 2026-10-16
A clever math meme: Sisyphus pushing his boulder up the surface of the Gaussian function f(x,y)=e^-(x²+y²) — a bell curve with no summit, perfectly marrying the myth of eternal futility with the math concept.
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