AnthrallicA
AnthrallicA t1_ixla0fq wrote
Reply to TIL Diophantus of Alexandria, a mathematician from the 3rd century, came up with many mathematical equations that took a long time to solve. The last one, Fermat's Last Theorem, was first stated in 1637 and was proved in 1995 by British mathematician Andrew Wiles. by dustofoblivion123
So this equation just sat around untouched for nearly 1400 years? That's crazier than it taking almost 360 years to solve.
AnthrallicA t1_iuwq3k7 wrote
Reply to TIL that the Persian King Xerxes was so enraged after a storm destroyed his bridges that he ordered the sea be given 300 whiplashes, and branded it with red-hot irons as the soldiers shouted at the water by LethalPoopstain
Yeah, I saw that episode of Squidbillies 😅
AnthrallicA t1_jaa92w0 wrote
Reply to Most don’t wear a seatbelt on a bus in spite of the lack of airbags. by Calimarispirit
Seatbelts protect you from the full force of the airbag. A bus equipped with only airbags would injure and kill a lot more people than a bus with neither seatbelts or airbags.