Poll Suggestion: So Adorkable!

I wanted to stick on 'characters with glasses' because that's the cinematic way to turn a stud into a nerd, I'll consider your suggestions... ( butno "Family Matters", this is about movie nerds and I think actor Jaleel White is mostly associated with Steeve Urkel so I'm not sure he fits the description, that's why I didn't include Harry Potter... maybe I should.)

That was “Billy Wilder short story.

I had to demonstrate this one, during an oral test, it took me half the blackboard but I remember the satisfaction when I immediately thought of introducing the natural logarithm. The next question was tricky:

If you have "n" holes, numbered from 1 to n, and "n" balls, also numbered. Suppose you're blindfold and put each ball in one hole. What are the odds of not having a single coincidence? (which means no "ball i" in "hole i", i being included between 1 and n)

Next question of course, what is the limit of that probably when "n" goes to infinity?

If you're talking about the second one, the trick is to take the opposite event, which is "having at least one coincidence" and then separate it into a set of different events "having 1 coincidence and only 1", "having 2 coincidences and only 2" until "n".
Since these events aren't compatible with each other, we agree that the combination equals the sum, so once you determine an event "i" in terms of "i" and then you calculate the sum and define the limit when "n" goes to infinity.
And the trick is that it uses the result of the previous question.
I remember the final answer was 1/e.
Aaah, memories.

Lol I can't believe I found an even worse math freak than me... well done, man!

You clearly have not interacted sufficiently with Dan Dassow.

Damn, I wish I did.

Math is like a second, or maybe third passion... it's been like 20 years that I tried to solve that equation, it's driving me crazy.

O, I mentioned that because supposedly most human beings who have ever existed found/find facial feature dimensions that conform to the golden ratio to form the most attractive faces.

Me, scrolling through this conversation:

Question: Do I give each troll half my cakes, or does all seven get them collectively?

Oh, wow... I been thinking about it for a while.  I have no clue.  I am terrible at math.  :/

I'll just take a stab in the dark and guess 70 cakes?

Hmm... 2 cakes?  Yes, I think that's it!  :D

LOL!  Wow, that was pretty obvious... more like a riddle than a math problem.  That makes it a lot better.  :)

Talia / Abi,

As a kindred spirit who has loved math since kindergarten, may I humbly suggest you create a poll related to STEM.

http://mypollwatch.blogspot.com/2018/06/categories.html#STEM

Done :)

mmm I'm afraid sunglasses don't count 

Not only is Rachael Leigh Cook  as Laney Boggs adorkable, she is adorable.