Way OT: Don't talk mathematics with a mathematician while he's driving.

[LionJim]

Today is the topologist R H Bing's 103rd birthday. I found this little tidbit:

Those of us who knew Bing well avoided raising mathematical questions when he was driving.

It was a dark and stormy night when R H Bing volunteered to drive some stranded mathematicians from the fogged-in Madison airport to Chicago. Freezing rain pelted the windscreen and iced the roadway as Bing drove on - concentrating deeply on the mathematical theorem he was explaining. Soon the windshield was fogged from the energetic explanation. The passengers too had beaded brows, but their sweat arose from fear. As the mathematical description got brighter, the visibility got dimmer. Finally, the conferees felt a trace of hope for their survival when Bing reached forward - apparently to wipe off the moisture from the windshield. Their hope turned to horror when, instead, Bing drew a figure with his finger on the foggy pane and continued his proof - embellishing the illustration with arrows and helpful labels as needed for the demonstration.

 

[Jack Hammer]

Today is the topologist R H Bing's 103rd birthday. I found this little tidbit:

Those of us who knew Bing well avoided raising mathematical questions when he was driving.

It was a dark and stormy night when R H Bing volunteered to drive some stranded mathematicians from the fogged-in Madison airport to Chicago. Freezing rain pelted the windscreen and iced the roadway as Bing drove on - concentrating deeply on the mathematical theorem he was explaining. Soon the windshield was fogged from the energetic explanation. The passengers too had beaded brows, but their sweat arose from fear. As the mathematical description got brighter, the visibility got dimmer. Finally, the conferees felt a trace of hope for their survival when Bing reached forward - apparently to wipe off the moisture from the windshield. Their hope turned to horror when, instead, Bing drew a figure with his finger on the foggy pane and continued his proof - embellishing the illustration with arrows and helpful labels as needed for the demonstration.

you forgot to include the punch line

 

[Mack_Daddy]

Today is the topologist R H Bing's 103rd birthday. I found this little tidbit:

Those of us who knew Bing well avoided raising mathematical questions when he was driving.

It was a dark and stormy night when R H Bing volunteered to drive some stranded mathematicians from the fogged-in Madison airport to Chicago. Freezing rain pelted the windscreen and iced the roadway as Bing drove on - concentrating deeply on the mathematical theorem he was explaining. Soon the windshield was fogged from the energetic explanation. The passengers too had beaded brows, but their sweat arose from fear. As the mathematical description got brighter, the visibility got dimmer. Finally, the conferees felt a trace of hope for their survival when Bing reached forward - apparently to wipe off the moisture from the windshield. Their hope turned to horror when, instead, Bing drew a figure with his finger on the foggy pane and continued his proof - embellishing the illustration with arrows and helpful labels as needed for the demonstration.

Try talking religion with a Humanist while he's driving.

 

[mn78psu83]

Try talking religion with a Humanist while he's driving.

Mack_Daddy's New Aristotelian syllogism example:

All Naked Apes are aggressive, brutal and violent .
Mack_Daddy, The Humanist, is a Naked Ape.
Therefore, Mack_Daddy, The Humanist, is aggressive, brutal and violent.

 

[john4psu]

Try talking religion with a Humanist while he's driving.

For God's sake.

 

[Leo Ridens]

you forgot to include the punch line

Let's play Guess the Punch Line. My entry is:

Q.E.D.

 

[LionJim]

 

[Doc-M]

Many thanks LionJim for remembering birthday of one of the great American mathematicians, RH Bing. Moreover, your reproduction of a Bing legend is also appreciated. Incidentally, Bing was a Texan, born in Oakwood Texas near Houston. He studied under Professor RL Moore at Univ. of Texas. He was a member of National of Sciences and National Science Board.

Also, many thanks to Leo Ridens for reproducing two stages in the construction of the famous Bing's Dogbone space.

LionJim wow you like Spectral Sequences notwithstanding their complexity. Wait till JP Serre's birthday who successfully used them to calculate many homotopy groups of spheres..

 

[LionJim]

Many thanks LionJim for remembering birthday of one of the great American mathematicians, RH Bing. Moreover, your reproduction of a Bing legend is also appreciated. Incidentally, Bing was a Texan, born in Oakwood Texas near Houston. He studied under Professor RL Moore at Univ. of Texas. He was a member of National of Sciences and National Science Board.

Also, many thanks to Leo Ridens for reproducing two stages in the construction of the famous Bing's Dogbone space.

LionJim wow you like Spectral Sequences notwithstanding their complexity. Wait till JP Serre's birthday who successfully used them to calculate many homotopy groups of spheres..

Serre's birthday was last month.

https://bwi.forums.rivals.com/threa...ch-at-psu-after-his-ph-d.183977/#post-2978261

 

[Nittany Ziggy]

Today is the topologist R H Bing's 103rd birthday. I found this little tidbit:

Those of us who knew Bing well avoided raising mathematical questions when he was driving.

It was a dark and stormy night when R H Bing volunteered to drive some stranded mathematicians from the fogged-in Madison airport to Chicago. Freezing rain pelted the windscreen and iced the roadway as Bing drove on - concentrating deeply on the mathematical theorem he was explaining. Soon the windshield was fogged from the energetic explanation. The passengers too had beaded brows, but their sweat arose from fear. As the mathematical description got brighter, the visibility got dimmer. Finally, the conferees felt a trace of hope for their survival when Bing reached forward - apparently to wipe off the moisture from the windshield. Their hope turned to horror when, instead, Bing drew a figure with his finger on the foggy pane and continued his proof - embellishing the illustration with arrows and helpful labels as needed for the demonstration.

Somehow, I can envision this happening just as described above. Thanks!