A burning question

A physicist, an engineer, and a mathematician each use their skills to solve the problem of escaping from burning buildings, with only the mathematician failing to survive due to over-analysis. In a separate humorous incident, a man mistakenly ord...

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A physicist, an engineer and a mathematician are locked in separate burning buildings. The physicist runs to a chalkboard, calculates exactly how much water he will need to put out the fire, runs and finds that amount, puts out the fire, and survives.

The engineer pulls out a calculator, calculates exactly how much water he will need to put out the fire, runs and finds 10 times that amount, puts out the fire, and survives.

The mathematician runs to a chalkboard, calculates exactly how much water he will need to put out the fire, declares, 'There IS a solution!' And then burns to death.


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A man walks into a library, approaches the librarian and says, 'I'll have a cheeseburger and fries, please.'

The librarian says, 'Sir, you know you're in a library, right?'

'Sorry,' he whispers. 'I'll have a cheeseburger and fries, please.'
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