i’ve probably aged 4 years this year
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It’s sad how much of what is taught in school is useless to over 99% of the population.
There are literally math concepts taught in high school and middle school that are only used in extremely specialized fields or that are even so outdated they aren’t used anymore!
I took calculus my senior year of high school, and I really liked the way our teacher framed this on the first day of class.
He asked somebody to raise their hand and ask him when we would use calculus in our everyday life. So one student rose their hand and asked, “When are we going to use this in our everyday life?”
“NEVER!!” the teacher exclaimed. “You will never use calculus in your normal, everyday life. In fact, very few of you will use it in your professional careers either.” Then he paused. “So would you like to know why should care?”
Several us nodded.
He picked out one of the varsity football players in the class. “You practice football a lot during the week, right Tim?” asked the teacher.
“Yeah,” replied Tim. “Almost every day.”
“Do you and your teammates ever lift weights during practice?”
“Yeah. Tuesdays and Thursdays we spend a lot of practice in the weight room.”
“But why?” asked the teacher. “Is there ever going to be a play your coach tells you use during a game that requires you to bench press the other team?”
“No, of course not.”
“Then why lift weights?”
“Because it makes us stronger,” said Tim.
“Bingo!!” said the teacher. “It’s the same thing with calculus. You’re not here because you’re going to use calculus in your everyday life. You’re here because calculus is weightlifting for your brain.”
And I’ve never forgotten that.
say what you like about infinity war but the scene where drax and thor make sweet, muscly love is one of the most genuinely moving moments in modern cinema. o sure, maybe 45 minutes is “too long” and “unnecessarily graphic” but i appreciate the realism and attention to detail. thor has the stamina of a god and they really made us experience that. playing abba hit “dancing queen” on repeat throughout the entire scene was an absolute masterstroke and really took the emotion of the piece to the next level, especially how it zoomed into thor’s ass every time they sang “young and sweet”. what a brave move by the russo brothers and i cant wait to see what they come up with next
i watched infinity war yesterday hoping to come out with some inspiration for art but this has been me since i left the theater
Everyone is familiar with Jupiter’s great red spot, but did you know Jupiter also has a series of smaller white storms called pearls? Currently there are 8, but anywhere between 6-9 of them have been witnessed over the last three decades. Pretty cool, right?
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