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How To Know You've Pissed Off An Engineer

J.A. Eddy

Via Weekend Pundit's DCE (my brother, don'tcha know) who notes "You don't need to understand the math to enjoy the sentiment."

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zach.:

he only owes them two haypennies?? ;p

10.18.2007 9:43am

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John Eddy (mail) (www):

I don't know the whole story behind the image, but it could be the infamous bill for $0.00, requiring a check for $0.00 to clear an erroneous flag in the system.

10.18.2007 9:49am

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Kevin D (mail) (www):

That's really funny. The memo at the bottom just brings the whole thing together.

10.18.2007 9:49am

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Dan the Highway guy (mail) (www):

Or it's the .2 cent bill that results from some stupid tax or interest charge.

10.18.2007 10:27am

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HokiePundit (RDB) W&M 1L (mail) (www):

Apparently it's also legal in the second line to write something like "Sixteen smackaroonies" so long as you put $16.00 in the number box. I used to do that when I'd get nickel-and-dimed by some service provider. It was immature, but fun.

10.18.2007 2:03pm

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Arnold Harris (mail):

And here I thought I was an angry prick. I pass the mantle.

Arnold Harris
Mount Horeb WI

10.18.2007 6:17pm

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JRogge:

*Laughter*
*Tears*

10.19.2007 12:31am

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Kevin D (mail) (www):

Anyone know what that equation makes the ammount to be?

10.19.2007 9:05am

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zach.:

Kevin,

e^(i*pi) = -1 and the sum of 1/2^n from 1 to infinity is 1, so those terms cancel, and the check is worth $0.002.

10.19.2007 9:31am

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Kevin D (mail) (www):

Oh. Huh. Now I'm wondering how it's even possible to be billed $0.002. I've never seen a billing system that can charge to the hundredth.

10.19.2007 10:07am

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