The Constant e Bank Account
CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THE CONSTANT e ACTUALLY MEANS? SURE. I HAVE A BANK ACCOUNT THAT PAYS 100% ANNUAL INTEREST, COMPOUNDED EVERY MINUTE. IF YOU DEPOSIT $1 NOW, I WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.
A stick-figure student asks for an explanation of the mathematical constant e. The teacher offers an absurd bank-account analogy with impossibly frequent compounding, then demands a $1 deposit before answering, turning the explanation into a bait-and-switch joke. EN: A stick-figure student asks for an explanation of the mathematical constant e. The teacher offers an absurd bank-account analogy with impossibly frequent compounding, then demands a $1 deposit before answering, turning the explanation into a bait-and-switch joke.
stick figures / человечки-палочкиclassroom desk / школьная партаchair / стулbank account / банковский счётmoney / деньгиdollar bill / долларовая купюраspeech bubbles / речевые пузыриwhite background / белый фонcomic panels / панели комиксаmathematical constant / математическая константаbank interest / банковский процент
- @rzeczyzabawne / 8543 2023-04-27
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- image
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- Mood
- absurd, sarcastic
- Language
- en
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