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https://xkcd.com/2974/

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[–] vrek@programming.dev 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm normally a fan of xkcd but I don't get this one.

Why would calculus teachers drill holes in the base of the tanks?

[–] headerfile@lemmy.blahaj.zone 52 points 1 month ago (2 children)

A common problem in many introductory calculus courses is to calculate the amount of water that drains from a container, because it introduces accumulation of change over time.

[–] vrek@programming.dev 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ah ok that makes sense, more of a compsci guy then a pure math guy

[–] headerfile@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

real (same)

[–] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

And then it's in differential equations too since the rate is actually based on the pressure which is proportional to the height of the liquid in the tank

[–] Furball@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Everyone knows calculus teachers hate tanks with a passion

[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

what about tanks that have no passions

[–] Thalfon@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

We already got to those ones.

[–] rain_worl@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

fun fact: you are legally required to credit xkcd!