The result is 42, right?Having been taught in Europe and then in the US, I grew up on metric and then had to convert to (ahem) British Imperial system. I can certainly vouch for how ridiculous that latter one really is in comparison.
But mathematical convention of operation precedence is a necessity in any complex mathematical treatment. Just imagine how complex and unreadable the following simple and elegant equation would be if you had to add parenthesis around every single operator:
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Please excuse my paltry effort to ratchet this thread back to understandable things if only briefly. 
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Please Nutty, how are people supposed to know how calculators solve anything?
I don't understand how, following the pressing of a few switches, glorious wonderful music fills this room!
Okay, you got me, Bach J.S. is math!
Yeah like seasickness.Please excuse my paltry effort to ratchet this thread back to understandable things if only briefly.
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My gills are turning green watching that...
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Reminds me of the state of the art special effects on the old US TV show Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
Here's at least a glimpse of those groundbreaking SPFX.
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Laplace equation for the standard particle model? YikesHaving been taught in Europe and then in the US, I grew up on metric and then had to convert to (ahem) British Imperial system. I can certainly vouch for how ridiculous that latter one really is in comparison.
But mathematical convention of operation precedence is a necessity in any complex mathematical treatment. Just imagine how complex and unreadable the following simple and elegant equation would be if you had to add parenthesis around every single operator:
The generalized shoe selection formula for women.
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(I am rolling on the floor, fairly convulsed with guffaws, here)
Actually that's the simplified model, isn't it?
If the shoes have laces then string theory comes into play
Old version I guess, probably from the 60's.
Actually, it’s a simplified approximation of the formula which cannot be expressed in a closed form.
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How many reached for a ruler?
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And a few from the web ...
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Frank Zappa
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Keith Richards
“He has Van Gogh’s ear for music.”
Billy Wilder’s quip about actor Cliff Ormond
Q: “What’s the difference between a conductor and God?”
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“Playing bop is like Scrabble with all the vowels missing."
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“U2's lawyers work pro Bono.”
Shmuel Breban
“Jazz isn’t dead. It just smells funny.”
Frank Zappa
“Let me be clear about this: I don’t have a drug problem; I have a police problem.”
Keith Richards
“He has Van Gogh’s ear for music.”
Billy Wilder’s quip about actor Cliff Ormond
Q: “What’s the difference between a conductor and God?”
A: “God doesn’t think he’s a conductor.”
“Playing bop is like Scrabble with all the vowels missing."
Duke Ellington
