Verbal Unschooler Algebra

 [01:11] |sam| "I'm not going to abduct that unschooler from that school
more than 5 times today.
 [01:11] |sam| lets see... so that statement in mathatical fomula...
 [01:11] |marina| but with a sentance you've have to start with zero...
 [01:11] |marina| so the only way to get a subtractive sentance would be to
say less than anything
 [01:11] |marina| which wouldn't make any sense
 [01:12] |marina| it would make less than any sense!
 [01:12] |marina| which is about the case with that sentance...
 [01:12] |Enigma| Dude..... Baby!
 [01:12] |marina| um. exactly enigma!
 [01:13] |sam| [(-me) = (school - unschooler) > (5 x Today)]
 [01:14] |marina| equals?
 [01:14] * marina laughs. my mom says "you're going to break the computer."
 [01:14] |sam| it's algebra now..
 [01:14] * sam digs into the depths of his memory.
 [01:14] |sam| so...
 [01:15] |sam| we have to add me to each side of the equation...
 [01:15] * marina sits on her head
 [01:16] |sam| [0 = me + (school - unschooler > (5 x Today)]
 [01:16] |marina| do school and unschooler cancel eachother out?
 [01:17] * marina laughs! so me is greater than five days?
 [01:17] |sam| except see... it's school MINUS unschooler..
 [01:17] |marina| well yes
 [01:17] |sam| eugh...
 [01:17] |sam| so that basically means...
 [01:17] |marina| if school = 1 and unschooler = -1.... which is what  it
sounds like...
 [01:17] |marina| NOTHING!
 [01:17] *** Qete has joined #nbtsc
 [01:17] |sam| [0 = me + (school x 2) > (5 x Today)]
 [01:17] |marina| kathleen!
 [01:18] |Qete| marina!
 [01:18] |marina| school x 2? where did that come from?
 [01:18] |sam| [0 = me + (school x 2) > (5 x Today)]
 [01:18] |sam| well...
 [01:18] |sam| see....
 [01:18] |sam| School - Unschooler,
 [01:18] |marina| right...
 [01:18] |sam| is like, twice the school, it's a double negative thing.
 [01:18] |marina| is the 'er' key...?
 [01:18] |marina| well. i never got negative numbers...
 [01:19] |marina| it still sounds way wrong though
 [01:19] |marina| and it STILL doesn't make any sense...
 [01:19] |marina| no... but it's school and UNschool. doesn't that just
cancel out?
 [01:19] |sam| [me + (school x 2) > (5 x Today)]
 [01:19] |sam| no, cause it's NEGATIVE unschool.
 [01:19] |sam| so it's basically plus another school.
 [01:20] |marina| it's not negative UNschool
 [01:20] |marina| it's negative school
 [01:20] |marina| ooohhh...wait
 [01:20] |marina| ok... i think i see
 [01:20] |Qete| no, school+(-school)
 [01:20] |marina| alright... damn those negative numbers... ok
 [01:20] |Qete| =0
 [01:20] |marina| =0? so i was right??
 [01:20] |marina| yeah!
 [01:20] |sam| and we all know [(2x) school = pure evil]
 [01:20] |Enigma| cuz evil is good... Baby!
 [01:21] |sam| sooo...
 [01:21] |Qete| unschool=-school
 [01:21] |marina| (school - unschooler)
 [01:21] |Qete| yes?
 [01:21] |sam| [me + pure evil | (5 x Today)]
 [01:21] |Enigma| cuz evil is good... Baby!
 [01:21] |marina| zack... backtrack!!!
 [01:21] |marina| and today is wednesday... except it's thursday there... 
 [01:21] *** marina sets mode: +o Qete
 [01:22] |sam| and 5 x today = ...well... today has been very long and
exhausting, so 5 x today = sleepdeprived...
 [01:22] |sam| [me + pure evil > sleep dep]
 [01:22] |Enigma| cuz evil is good... Baby!
 [01:22] |sam| ah!
 [01:22] |sam| it makes sence now!
 [01:22] |marina| but unschooler also equaled me then...
 [01:22] |marina| and it's STILL not subtractive!
 [01:22] |sam| Me + pure evil is larger than sleep deprivation!
 [01:22] |Enigma| cuz evil is good... Baby!
 [01:22] |sam| of COURSE!
 [01:23] |sam| IT ALL MAKES SENCE NOW!
 [01:23] |marina| but... what is you + pure evil then?
 [01:23] |Enigma| cuz evil is good... Baby!
 [01:23] * marina looks at enigma
 [01:23] |marina| um. there we go...
 [01:23] |Qete| enigma, please be quiet
 [01:23] |Enigma| Ok, since you really want me to... Baby!
 [01:23] |sam| Me + Pure Evil = Justin
 [01:23] |marina| hm. sounds about right.
 [01:23] |sam| Justin > Sleep Dep
 [01:23] * sam grins
 [01:24] |marina| but you're STILL not right cause your logic is WAY faulty
 [01:24] |marina| YOU'RE NOT DONE WITH THIS YET[01:24] *** sam changes topic
to 'Justin is greater than sleep deprivation.'
 [01:24] |marina| [(-me) = (school - unschooler) > (5 x Today)] is the
original formula
 [01:24] |sam| yes.
 [01:25] |sam| you want me to work it another way?
 [01:25] |sam| sure thing...
 [01:25] |marina| i still think (school - unschooler) = 0
 [01:25] |marina| and you forgot that it's -me and not me
 [01:25] |sam| no, it's a double negative thing.
 [01:25] |marina| tisn't!!
 [01:25] |marina| ask kathleen...
 [01:26] * Qete is quite confused enough already, thank you.
 [01:26] |marina| oh. wait.
 [01:26] |sam| school + unschooler is kinda like matter + antimatter, you
get a big explosion and they cansel eachother out.
 [01:26] |marina| nevermind... ok... right
 [01:26] * sam grins
 [01:26] |sam| anyway...
 [01:26] * marina sighs. couldn't just change the formula til i'm right??
 [01:26] |sam| [(-me) = (school - unschooler) > (5 x Today)]
 [01:26] |marina| so you did (school x 2)?
 [01:27] |marina| that's obviously a high school
 [01:27] |marina| filled with cheerleaders
 [01:27] |marina| like my friends
 [01:27] |sam| so another way to do it is to ad an unschooler to each part
of the equation.
 [01:27] |marina| um. pure evil. gotcha....
 [01:27] * marina is learning algebra!!! marina is proud of herself.
 [01:28] * Qete feeds marina a biscut
 [01:28] |sam| [(-me) (+unschooler) = (school - unschooler) + (unschooler) >
(5 x Today) + (unschooler)]
 [01:28] |sam| and thus...
 [01:28] |sam| [0 = (school) > (5 x Today) + (unschooler)]
 [01:29] |sam| two things blanked eachother out there.
 [01:29] |sam| see.
 [01:29] |sam| so...
 [01:29] |Qete| that's the one part I do understand.
 [01:29] |marina| um...
 [01:29] * marina is completly lost...
 [01:30] |marina| why did the (-me) (+unscholer) cancel out?
 [01:30] |Qete| -unschooler + (+unschooler)=0
 [01:30] |sam| right.
 [01:30] |marina| oh... i think i get that... cause unschooler = me,
right...?
 [01:30] |sam| bingo.
 [01:30] |marina| aha
 [01:30] |marina| right!
 [01:30] |marina| ok
 [01:30] |marina| go on then
 [01:31] |marina| blah blah blah... justin is greater than sleep deprivation
which equals 0...?
 [01:31] |sam| [(school + justin) >  (5 x Today + justin) +  (unschooler +
justin)]
 [01:32] |sam| (adding equal things to each part ofthe equation...
 [01:32] |marina| but where did justin come from?
 [01:32] |sam| [0 > (sleep deprived justin) + (2x justin)]
 [01:33] |sam| it's a thing you can do in algebra, you add or subtract
something from both sides of the equation, so it doesn't -change- the
equation, but it can help you figure it out.
 [01:33] |marina| ok...
 [01:34] |marina| i think... at this point... i'll just take your word for
it
 [01:34] |sam| so...
 [01:34] *** marina changes topic to 'Proof by intimidation.'
 [01:35] |sam| [0 (-justin) > (sleep deprived justin - justin) + (2x justin
- justin)]
 [01:35] |sam| =
 [01:35] |marina| um
 [01:35] |sam| [0 (-justin) > (sleep deprived) + (justin)]
 [01:35] |marina| right...
 [01:36] |sam| and then...
 [01:37] |sam| [(-justin) -justin > {(sleep deprived) + (justin)} - justin]
 [01:37] |sam| =
 [01:37] |marina| 0!!!
 [01:37] |sam| [-2x justin > sleep deprived]
 [01:37] |marina| =0
 [01:37] |marina| but... you came up with 2 justins this time
 [01:38] |sam| and we all know two evil justin's would be just like justin
is already, soo...
 [01:38] |sam| [justin > sleep deprived]
 [01:38] *** sam changes topic to 'Justin is greater than sleep
deprivation'
 [01:38] *** marina changes topic to 'Proof by intimidation.'
 [01:39] * sam bows
 [01:39] |marina| but is that a subtractive sentence? which is what you were
trying to come up with in the first place... last i heard it still = 0
 [01:39] * marina applauds slightly belatedly
 [01:39] |sam| hey, I got the same answer working the problem from two
directions.
 [01:39] |marina| only becase
 [01:39] |sam| oh...
 [01:39] |sam| hmm...
 [01:39] * marina chokes herself
 [01:39] * marina cracks up
 [01:40] |sam| welll... one oculd say that declaring justin greater than
anything is pretty negative!
 [01:41] |marina| that is SO cheating zack!!!