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Pitrified

When someone is mentally or psychologically frozen at the sight or sound of the irrational number π, which reminds them of their negative experiences or recurring failures of school math.

Guesstimate how many millions of otherwise educated folks worldwide would be pitrified at birthday parties or social functions, when the beauty of math or geometry suddenly popped up in their casual conversation.

by MathPlus June 15, 2021

The Holy Bible

The all-time bestseller the devil hates seeing someone reading it, or the one book leaders from certain faiths would forbid their followers from owning a copy, because its contents have the power to set them free from spiritual blindness and bondage, and to change their lives for the better forever.

It’s not surprising that those caught carrying, much less reading, the Holy Bible in public places, in some parts of the world, could be fined or/and jailed, because religious and political leaders are afraid that the truth revealed in it would undermine their position and authority in leading people to avoid heading to the wrong side of eternity.

by MathPlus July 13, 2021

🦠🔢

Short for “Corona Mathematica” in emoji. The title of the irreverent creative problem solving math book that capitalizes on the fears of the coronavirus pandemic and the world’s most disliked school subject to educate readers that fear in all forms and shapes is more often psychological than logical.

Which is scarier: Math or Covid-19? Maybe after tackling the brain-unfriendly or fiendish questions in 🦠🔢, the irrational fear associated with Math or Covid-19 can prove to be mostly delusional or paranoiac.

by MathPlus March 21, 2021

CECA Math

When Singapore’s Opposition parties were only given a fraction of the politically charged numbers they requested from the government on the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), such as the total number of “foreign talents” from India and their family members who are presently working and living in the country, and the number of locals who benefited from the Singapore-India free trade agreement that was signed in 2005.

Singaporeans won’t lose sleep or go on strike because sensitively constipated CECA math statistics aren’t going to come out (until one day when the Opposition wins the hearts of a majority electorate)—99.99% of locals don’t need immigration figures as living proof, because they, their loved ones, or friends had seen or experienced the aftermath of this one-sided deal first-hand.

by MathPlus July 18, 2021

Covid Strikes in Threes

A belief among superstitious or idolatrous folks in some parts of Asia that the evil spirit of the coronavirus would linger around until it has claimed at least three victims within days in a certain locality.

Some polytechnic students couldn’t start their “morbid” project to test the paranormal hypothesis whether or not “Covid strikes in threes,” because it’s deemed “insensitive and heartless.”

by MathPlus February 27, 2021

Philamask

Stamps that depict different face masks commonly worn by both the medical community and the lay public in various countries to protect themselves and others against the coronavirus.

Philatelists are excited that a number of countries would be issuing philamask commemoratives or first day covers to promote the message why it is mandatory for the public to don a face mask during a pandemic.

by MathPlus July 25, 2021

Trumpvirus’s Infectivity

The rate at which Donald J. Trump’s conspiracies and lies about fraudulent ballots brainwashes his oft-gullible hardcore supporters to donate to the post-election fund to "protect the results and keep fighting even after Election Day.”

Trumpvirus’s infectivity incited both Trumpists and QAnonists to contribute tens of millions of dollars, which could be used to settle part of the president’s bigly debt and to finance his own political rallies, especially if he’s running again in 2024 (assuming that he’s not behind bars by then).

by MathPlus December 4, 2020