Hunter: Did you hear about the mathematician who was afraid of negative numbers?
Jan: No. What about her?
Hunter: She’ll stop at nothing to avoid them.
Joke submitted by Hunter A., Columbia, Missouri
Hunter: Did you hear about the mathematician who was afraid of negative numbers?
Jan: No. What about her?
Hunter: She’ll stop at nothing to avoid them.
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that is so true
good
I don’t get it.
Me too
I don’t get the Joke
Nothing = 0. If you stop at 0, you won’t reach negative numbers.
Thank you!
Play on words. Nothing is the same as zero. Negative numbers start below zero.
Thank you Dr maths
Is it only me that doesn’t understand that orrr