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On 01/19/2011 02:01 PM, hyperspace wrote:
> A math professor was explaining a particularly complicated calculus
> concept to his class when a frustrated pre-med student interrupts him.
> "Why do we have to learn this stuff?" the pre-med blurts out. The
> professor pauses, and answers matter-of-factly: "Because math saves
> lives." "How?" demanded the student. "How on Earth does calculus save
> lives?" "Because," replied the professor, "it keeps certain people out
> of medical school."