Math Carnival – way beyond compare
2007 September 21
That’s right, Carnival o’ Math is just 17.
Go take a look, at Mathnotations. Dave has picked an assortment of 17 posts from research level to elementary. I’m in there too!
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30 minutes after reading my RSS feed, I finally figured out why “I Saw Her Standing There” is still running through my head. I guess that’s what I get for reading too quickly!
That was the song. It picked itself – I just chose the line.
b-but “way beyond compare” *makes no sense* …
one is *comparing* something that’s supposedly *beyond* that
to some other thing that’s, say, only *slightly* beyond compare …
gaaah!
this has been bothering me on and off since the sixties;
thanks for this opportunity to get it off my chest.
Rich beyond measure?
Cruel beyond description?
There’s a pattern. Poetic. But none of them hold up well to close examination.