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		bryanrasmussen on Sept 5, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Physics is unreasonably good at creating new math Physicist: but that doesn't get you any closer to a solution. Mathematician: not yet, but if I wait here long enough someone will come by and drop their keys, which will then be retrieved, proving the possibility of retrieving lost keys when light conditions are optimal. Physicist drops keys. Mathematician: Eureka!

bryanrasmussen on Sept 5, 2024 [–]

I guess it should really be proving the general proposition that dropped keys are discoverable.

8n4vidtmkvmk on Sept 5, 2024 | [–]

Great, it's been proven. Should we go pick up our keys now or just move onto another math problem?

bryanrasmussen on Sept 5, 2024 | | [–]

I need to publish first.

on edit: can I stay at your house for a bit while waiting for publication?

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