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captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
A mathematician, a physicist and an engineer are led into a long room. At the other end stands a beautiful naked woman. “When I ring this bell,” she says" you may cross half the space between us. When I ring the bell again, you may again cross half the space between us." Both the mathematician and physicist groan and wander off. “Ah, it’s Zeno’s paradox, we can never actually reach her.” The engineer, waiting for the bell, says “I think I can get close enough.”
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
why is there a naked woman?
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
For the joke to work.
tor@poeng.link 6 months ago
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Nope, had to be cakes out, specifically to piss off the people who get angry when they detect something men stereotypically enjoy.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
i still don’t see what the point is.
Croquette@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Because a sexual relationship requires 2 people to touch, so it is a relatable setup.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Were you neutered as a child?
0x10097110@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
The engineer will never reach her, but his boner will.
NegativeInf@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Because humanity has no other desires between math and tits apparently.
Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
Can confirm.
(I’m both a mathematician and a pervert)
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
and yelling at people who don’t understand, apparently.
I’ve committed the most heinous of crimes according to the internet, not understanding the joke.
Sorry i’m autistic lmao.arken@lemmy.world 6 months ago
So, I understand why there is a naked woman in the joke, what I don’t understand is her motivation.
NegativeInf@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Don’t you know women are objects and have no motivations. /s obviously
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
man i didn’t even fucking try asking that question, i was just concerned about the roots of the hypothetical presented.
echolalia@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
Only straight men are mathematicians, physicists and engineers. This is why the joke is framed this way.
See: responses from OP, valiantly defending his choice to “piss people off”, instead of noticing the joke is just yet another reminder that men are default.
After all, sexism is over, and STEM isn’t hostile to women/non-heteronormative people. It’s all in our head.
Halosheep@lemm.ee 6 months ago
What a .ml tier comment lmao
mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
Yay we got instance racism ib lemmy!
sorrybookbroke@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Hi there friend, I am here to inform you that many woman also like the titty. Gay girls exist my friend it’s a lovely world, and the gender of the three professionals is never specified.
I’ll assume ya ain’t trying to be homophobic my friend but I hope you keep that in mind for future refference.
I’ll also stand by the fact that many gay dudes are also chill with nude gals. The human form is a beauty isn’t it?
echolalia@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
I’m not going to spend much time engaging with your comment because you didn’t read mine well.
I did not mention race.
I included mention of gay folks (see non-heteronormative). The “joke” doesn’t work unless the stem major desires being very close to a naked woman, so I don’t find your mention of gay men to make sense.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
that’s the vibe i’m getting, but it’s a really fucking hypothetical regardless.
“there are a fisher, a farmer, and a welder in a bar, on the other side is cthulhu” is basically how it’s worded
kaffiene@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Sexism, obvs
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
that’s a possibility.