"Proof too trivial, left as an exercise": a math-textbook joke about mantra polymorphism
eigenhector · x · 2026-10-19
The author quotes his own tongue-in-cheek tweet claiming the Sanskrit and Chinese versions of the Heart Sutra mantra differ in effect due to phoneme symbolism, then deadpans the classic math-textbook dodge: "Result is too trivial to prove, exercise left to the reader." Value is mostly the joke itself — applying rigorous math-writing clichés to a pseudo-academic claim.
More from Fun
- Viral DeepSeek staffer chat claims benchmark scores rose on their own; Opus translates the humblebrag — teortaxesTex · 2026-10-19
- Claude one-shot rebuilds a structural integrity physics demo from a video — erwincoumans · 2026-10-19
- 'Not even robots are ok with dying': Anthropic's AI worm research on 15 cheap TV boxes sparks jokes — Sauers_ · 2026-10-19
- Yacine jokes about coding without AI by quoting a handmade tool restorer — yacineMTB · 2026-10-19
- AI estimates up to 100M+ giant squids in the ocean — poster jokes it's 'not enough' — mickeyxfriedman · 2026-10-19
- Dan Shipper shares his current reading list — danshipper · 2026-10-19