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1. fix4fu+VE4[view] [source] 2026-02-04 13:43:52
>>marysm+(OP)
667 - “fax number of the beast” - that was funny ;) The thing about mathematics is that it can tickle your brain - in a creative way.

It's becoming increasingly difficult these days, with so many things competing for your attention and "brain-deadening" you. It was a wonderful thing to be bored and play around with math. My favorite moments were the epiphany - that there is some hidden connection between math areas or something got new meaning.

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2. NoSalt+Kc5[view] [source] 2026-02-04 16:25:09
>>fix4fu+VE4
I had a similar epiphany in college, somewhere amongst Calc I, II, III, DiffEq, physics, and engineering. I kept meaning to pursue it, but life got in the way and I never did. Unfortunately, I can no longer remember what that epiphany was, and I am sad.
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