The Rules
(self.badmathematics)
133 points
r/badmathematics
Square root being positive and backwards proof
(reddit.com)
18 points
OOP uses that every continuous function is differentiable (?), which is a contradiction because ... a continuous function doesn't have to be continuous (??)
38 points
You did the math? Really? Did you?
(i.redd.it)
248 points
How many proofs of the Twin Prime Conjecture does a man have to find before mathematicians take him seriously?
(youtube.com)
49 points
i guess it's a vacuous truth - they no longer produce pennies because they never did
0 points
What is the probability of guessing a prime number?
()
20 points
Insisting that √ does not denote the principal square root
41 points
A genius presents a conjecture on prime entropy
(medium.com)
75 points
On the Possibility of Using Hybrid Quaternions of Prime Numbers (modulo 12) for Quantum and Telepathic Communication
32 points
700 pages phd thesis from france claiming that uploading the mind of someone good at doing mental computation could lead to a technological (and quantum) singularity.
370 points
Removing first and last n percentiles can change the median
Published paper claims that Incompleteness Theorems prove the Universe is not a simulation
(arxiv.org)
191 points
Youtube mathematician claims that equivalence , =, is identical to a claim that the limit of a function is the RHS.
Most mathematicians don't even know The Fundamental Axiom of Mathematics
109 points
The central limit theorem says that every distribution becomes normal if you sample it enough
110 points
Reals don't have measure, only the blanks between the reals
35 points
A crackpot proof of P=NP=PSPACE
69 points
Two mistakes in one Youtube video.
34 points
Does bad AI mathematics count? (Fyi, 12396= 2²x3¹x1033¹. 1033 is prime.)
47 points
[Meta] Do preprints from arXiv with obviously erroneous results from non-cranks belong on this sub?
39 points
Wrong proofs of Jacobian conjecture
15 points
From Primes to Physics - a mathematical conjuring trick
73 points
Banach-Tarski implies that 1+1=3
390 points
Does a point in space exist, If it is the only point in space? Yes and no
76 points