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A Quick Mathematical Joke
Saturday July 1, 2006 by Noam Samuel

An astronomer, physicist and mathematician go to a trip in Scotland. In this trip, they find themselves wound up in a field with a black sheep.

The astronomer says, “The sheep in Scotland are black.”

The physicist corrects him, “No, some of the sheep in Scotland are black.”

After thinking for awhile, the mathematician weighed in, “In Scotland, there exists at least one field, in which there is at least one sheep, of which at least one side is black.”

P.S.
Being on a vacation in Israel, I might not be able to write as much as usual (which is not much already!), so be warned.

  1. My dad tells this joke with a purple cow instead. I must admit, it makes me incredibly happy in any form.


    — Hallie    Jul 3, 02:49 AM    #

  2. A philosopher, overhearing their conversation, interjects.
    “No, lad. It is my perception that it is your perception that at least one side of at least one sheep in at least one field is black.”

    (And by the way, who’s probably right in the end? The physicist. Enough said.)


    — Patrick    Jul 5, 10:11 PM    #

  3. The mathematician is also right. The physicist’s conclusions might be both correct and more informative than the mathematician’s, but the mathematician is right.


    — Hallie    Jul 10, 11:12 PM    #

  4. The mathematician’s must be correct, but are not as useful as the physicist, who is probably right, too.

    The philosopher is just full of shit.


    — Noam Samuel    Jul 25, 06:02 PM    #

  5. The philosopher is NOT full of shit!

    If we are all in The Matrix, there is no sheep, but the philosopher’s statement is still absolutely true.


    — Patrick    Jul 31, 08:08 PM    #

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