psyote Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Yeah so I was looking through the shop on the site and saw shirts and bumper stickers and stuff with this equation on it. Somebody care to explain? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest the_random_squirrel Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 it took me ages to figure it out as well, someone had to tell me in the end. and it was so obvious i felt ashamed of myself :lol: its a bit of a play on words (numbers?) it basically translates as 53x+m³=0 Sex+me=no hope this helps ^_^ Link to post Share on other sites
henrik Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I'm glad someone brought this up since I haven't understood the reference either. Don't know why I didn't ask it. Link to post Share on other sites
Næt. Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Where x is the speed of light in a vacuum. < _ < > _ > Link to post Share on other sites
just_jo Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 haha thats awesome! Link to post Share on other sites
roddy9uk Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 it took me ages to figure it out as well, someone had to tell me in the end. and it was so obvious i felt ashamed of myself :lol:its a bit of a play on words (numbers?) it basically translates as 53x+m³=0 Sex+me=no hope this helps ^_^ I think it would classify as a rebus (to be pedantic) although not exactly so as a rebus normally uses the "sound" of what you see combined to make a word. This perhaps would be a "txtspk rebus" (and I don't speak txt) a classic "written" rebus is: If Bmt put: if B.putting: Note..this has to be read in english not american english Link to post Share on other sites
Shockwave Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I'm just picking on a little detail here but the last character is Ø rather than 0. So the phrase is "53x + m³ = Ø." It's l33tspeak disguised as a math problem and when I first wrote it I was thinking, "Sex plus me equals no result." Ironically, I actually loathe l33tspeak. Link to post Share on other sites
Grai Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 *blinks* *tilts head* *blinks again* I give up. LOL. Link to post Share on other sites
Shockwave Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 *blinks**tilts head* *blinks again* I give up. LOL. 5 looks like S and 3 looks like E. Does that help? Link to post Share on other sites
Grai Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Oh, no... I got THAT part. I understand what the equation means, and all that. It was your post right above mine that threw me off LOL.. the l33tspeak and stuff haha Link to post Share on other sites
Shockwave Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Oh, okay. That phrase actually took me about five minutes to create and I thought people would hate it. I decided to put it on a shirt anyway because it was the first original thing I had done in the visibility shop. Now I see it on people's userbars and other places so I guess I was wrong. Link to post Share on other sites
Grai Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I think it's neat! If I was into math and whatnot.. I'd really like it! LOL Link to post Share on other sites
Shortass Lady Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 That phrase actually took me about five minutes to create and I thought people would hate it. Noooo, it's great! I think it's pretty clever! Just thinking...the sexual version could be the same but with a 'y' on the end instead of a '0'. Link to post Share on other sites
Næt. Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 It might come across as a more of an abstinence thing more than an asexual thing to some. Link to post Share on other sites
matt1285 Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I knew I should have taken a Maths A- Level I learnt no more after arguing with the teacher in my GCSE class - he wanted me to sit and do nothing when I finished my coursework before the lesson was done and I wanted to do other coursework. Is that a first? Arguing with the teacher because you WANT to work? Link to post Share on other sites
brigzzy Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 hahahaha, that's awesome :D Link to post Share on other sites
Blueflare Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 I knew I should have taken a Maths A- LevelI learnt no more after arguing with the teacher in my GCSE class - he wanted me to sit and do nothing when I finished my coursework before the lesson was done and I wanted to do other coursework. Is that a first? Arguing with the teacher because you WANT to work? I did AS maths for a few months and failed it spectacularly lol, even though I got a B at GCSE. I still kind of like maths so I think the equation's pretty funny. Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Vox Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 haha, I got it the first time I saw it. I thought it was really clever! ;D if I was more of a math nerd and was into shirts that voice my views I'd totally buy it. Link to post Share on other sites
kt8 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 That's... um... obscure. Oh well, At least I get it now! ^_^ -Katie Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Mellie Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I'm going to ask a really dense question. Why does m8 (superscript) mean "me"? Thought it would "m3"?!! :S [Dons conical cap with D on] Link to post Share on other sites
Shockwave Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I'm going to ask a really dense question.Why does m8 (superscript) mean "me"? Thought it would "m3"?!! :S [Dons conical cap with D on] Because in math you wouldn't write m3, you always put the number before the variable. That's why I decided to go with m³, I wanted people to think it was just an equation at first glance. Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Mellie Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 I'm going to ask a really dense question.Why does m8 (superscript) mean "me"? Thought it would "m3"?!! :S [Dons conical cap with D on] Because in math you wouldn't write m3, you always put the number before the variable. That's why I decided to go with m³, I wanted people to think it was just an equation at first glance. Ah, I see. My maths (and eyesight) is so good, I thought it was an 8 not a 3 [doh] . Well there are three types of people in this world; those who can count, and those who can't. Link to post Share on other sites
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