Darren New wrote:
> Invisible wrote:
>> proof by reduction to the wrong problem:
> 
> I liked one that we got in a class on parallel processing. Prof writes 
> up an algorithm that doesn't have any loops (since it's done in 
> parallel). He says "This is order one.  Proof by ... well, proof by 
> inspection.  Look at it!"
> 

Reminds me that one of my maths teachers, at high school, once wrote an 
equation on the blackboard and said “It is obvious that…”  Looked at the 
board again, left the room, came back 15 minutes later and said “Yes, it 
is obvious that...”

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Best Regards,
	Stephen

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