Qiaochu_Yuan comments on Rationality Quotes February 2013 - Less Wrong
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Linus Pauling
The example in the comic is not a good one. Of the choices on the board, E being proportional to mc^2 is the only option where the units match. You only need to have that one idea to save yourself the trouble of having lots of other ideas.
It's a joke, which I assume is intended for a mostly non-physicist audience.
We demand complete rigour from all forms of levity! The unexamined joke is not worth joking!
Mickey Mouse is dead Got kicked in the head Cause people got too serious They planned out what they said They couldn't take the fantasy They tried to accept reality Analyzed the laughs Cause pleasure comes in halves The purity of comedy They had to take it seriously Changed the words around Tried to make it look profound ...
--Sub Hum Ans, "Mickey Mouse is Dead"
To prevent lines from being merged together, add two spaces at the end of each one.
That's so...typewriter.
Thanks.