Overheard (June 2020)

Potato2017

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debbie

@Potato2017 Bananas are great, but potatoes are apparently the food with the highest satiety (makes you feel full and satisfied and happy).

Potato2017

@debbie oh lol

The Blade Dancer

Of course it's a potato are you kidding?! Potatoes are god food

Potato2017

Potatoes are best

According to a totally not biased Potato2017

The Blade Dancer

nope totally not

debbie

Overheard Tue 6/16/20

"My mom told me to eat a banana and 2 eggs for a test, and you'll get 100 (get it? one zero zero)" --- I.
""The reason I'm doing this is... What is the reason why I'm doing this?" --- Po-Shen Loh. " --- T.
"That's one lumpy circle." --- S.
"I have a grudge against trig in general." --- E.
"Prof. Loh being nurdy now." --- C.
"This one for sure will be easier. Famous last words..." --- Prof. Loh
"NOOOO NOT THE BROKEN CALCS AGAIN" --- K.

The Blade Dancer

banana and 2 eggs sure that doesn't sound bad

RZ923

@debbie What my mum did was one long fritter and two eggs

Potato2017

p o t a t o

debbie

Overheard Wednesday 6/17/20

"General, divide our 934 soldiers into 5 squadrons, and make the left over my body guards." --- P.
"I don't know long division, I'm a Roman!" --- V.
"If you showed me this picture that Prof. Loh drew and didn't tell me who drew it, I would think Picasso drew it." --- F.
"Better video game, slicing bananas for Po-Shen Loh." --- A.
"Epic video game of a clock ticking." --- Prof. Loh being sarcastic. " --- V.
"Quantum physics time." --- R.
"Dew it dew it" --- P. (on whether or not to do the ugly calculation)
"I still have two years until I learn this..." --- C.
"LOL we're actually doing this." --- A. (integrals of logarithmic functions)
" "Let's make this live stream simple." --- Proceeds with logs, crazy integrals, and $e$" --- Po-Shen Loh
"Calculus for 2nd graders like me." --- R.
"The gentle hum of his voice drives me to insanity while he solves this alien problem." --- P.

Potato2017

wut.....ok

sqwishy

@debbie hahahaha these people are so funny

debbie

@Potato2017 There was a palpable frustration from the audience yesterday, as the questions were a bit on the hard side... But don't worry, it won't be like this today (oh wait, today is MBMT...) I mean, tomorrow!

debbie

@sqwishy Yes, the live stream is entertaining on many levels (math ideas being only one )

Potato2017

lol $$$$

debbie

Overheard Thursday 6/18/20

(Montgomery Blair Math Tournament Special Livestream)

"Happy date of existence, Po-Shen Loh!" --- S.
"We are so close to tau day, which is June 28." --- T.
"I named the people in this problem after my friends, lawl" --- Nathan Choi (MBMT problem writer)
""....and banana drops 7 points on the circle." --- Po-Shen Loh" --- S.
""You can make a right angle with your fingers like this... Please do not try this at home. I am not responsible for any of your medical bills." --- Po-Shen Loh." --- E.
"The chat has been cleared of mice." --- T.
"Po-Shen Loh, do you need a cameraman? If so, pls pick me." --- F.
"Who is the cameraman?" "That's Prof. Loh." "He is everything but the moderators." --- A.
"He should teach a class on stand-up comedy." --- A.
"I got inspiration to write this problem from a classroom app we used in orchestra. The teacher gives a grid of colors to every student and asks a 4-choice question." --- Gabriel Wu (MBMT problem writer)
"I broke my wrist trying to impersonate Po-Shen Loh." --- Fish Stick
""Po-Shen Loh: explains math has to include don't try this at home disclaimer." --- A.
"Oof, he was drinking water this entire time." --- A.
"Bananananananana for wrong answer." --- R.

debbie

Overheard Fri 6/19/20

E: "If you could only have 1 food and 1 drink for the rest of your life, what would they be?"
S: "I would eat geometry and drink algebra."

"$ \cos 36^{\circ}$ is half of the golden ratio. That's really cool." --- V.

"The world will end on June 21." --- S.
"Well, math will never end, soooooo" --- S.

"MOAR broken calculators... for the 9375293729472th time." --- X.
"1 is like a black hole." (relates to the proof about repeated square-rooting approaching 1)
"I have a Ph.D in toilet paper math problems from Carnegie Mellon and Prof. Loh is teaching it." --- R.
""What did you do this week?" Prof. Loh: "I calculated the length of toilet paper." " --- A.

"Answer: $ 3000 \pi$ (the length of the toilet paper)" "WOW THAT'S A BIT TOO LONG." --- H.
"He made a famous mistake." --- X.
"Bananas are going extinct." --- S.

A: "Do you eat ripe bananas?" Prof. Loh: "If you don't eat ripe bananas, they get over over ripe."
"Banana republic!" --- A.

The Blade Dancer

Breaking news: Comedians attempt to shut down unstoppable (and hilarious) YouTube viewers!

Kaden Xia

I think that Debbie is correct and I think that Po Shen Loh will do more integrals and calculus!!