math

What started out as a tweet asking followers to solve a (seemingly) very simple math problem turned into quite the heated debate between laypeople and mathematiciansalike about the correct way to use the order of operations. Needless to say, most of us have not so much as looked at a math problem since high school. Yikes.

We know that math has a bad reputation for being the most hated school subject by the average kid, but the truth is, a lot of big-brained geeks out there are obsessed with numbers and equations—and there's plenty of reason to be! Without math, we never could have sent rockets into space. We would never know how much to tip a bartender, let alone split a check between a group of ten. Without math, we'd probably be cold, confused, and sitting around eating dirt all day. Don't ask me why, I just have a feeling that's what a math-less society would look like. We're celebrating math with this dank collection of hilarious math memes. Unless you're a math enthusiast, you probably won't understand half of these, but at least you can laugh at them in front of your friends to look smart.

According to our timelines, pretty much everyone is a medical expert or scientist these days. These "experts" throw around knowledge that is factually untrue and sometimes even downright dangerous. And it's extremely satisfying when these wannabe Einsteins get schooled by actual professionals on social media. This gallery is full of that delicious dunking. We hope these numbskulls learned their lessons and maybe even starting cracking some actual books.

Ever see someone drop some complicated stats in a post that make you wonder if the math checks out? Well some nerds out there will literally do the math to prove a point, calculate the internal physics of a meme, or just for the hell of it. Let's be real, most of us plebs hate math, but it sure is entertaining to catch someone else dropping some mathematical knowledge on the rest of us. We've got some amusing examples of brainiacs in the wild that did the math.  

Math memes are the perfect kind of super niche and highly specific memes that make us laugh even if we don't understand them half the time. Instagram account @jucy_mathematical_memes is by far our favorite mathematics-themed shitposter and we've added up a bunch of dank gems from their massive collection of arithmetical content. Whether you're a calculus student looking to drop some humor into your presentation, or just a curious pleb who's in it for the memes, get ready for the laughs to multiply. 

We've seen stories of big company owners tripping over their own hubris, like this incompetent owner who mistakenly fired a special contractor, and this time there's more math. This guy gives an extremely detailed account of exactly how a whole bunch of water, a valve, and an overly zealous farm owner gave himself the business.

This is that rare, beautiful, profound moment that our teachers would ramble on about during school where math actually ends up serving us in our lives. Math can actually be fun and useful sometimes. Strange. 

High school math teachers are always talking about how wonderful and useful algebraic equations are, but I bet if teachers told their students they could use math for epic punchlines or to totally own people online, the kids would pay closer attention in class. Whether you're a huge math nerd or you love to see people drop witty comments they obviously spent way too long crafting, you'll surely be into these internet moments of smartassery. r/theydidthemath is a goldmine of mathematical zingers, so be sure to check out the sub.

And people out there said that math doesn't have any real world applications. It's fun to see just how strange things can turn out when one crunches the numbers on various real world instances that quite simply were never intended to be meticulously deconstructed. If you enjoy these, check out the time that a Tumblr user crunched the numbers to determine the exact date of Ice Cube's, "Good Day."

Now this is what math was made for. Yes, calculating how to go about getting the cheapest deal on wings is the best use of one's time. We just love it when people come together for stuff like this. 

Not a soul knows when schools will operate in-person again, so we thought we'd deliver you the next best thing to real education: educational memes. Okay, so admittedly they won't come anywhere close to the school experience, but at least they're more entertaining than school? Sure, we'll go with that.