This clip breathes new life into a meme that has been beaten to death: Hitler learns topology. When he learns that an open set can also be closed, he erupts into his usual angry tirade, but this time he rails against topology. I’d hate to see his reaction to the 
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Politicians and mathematics – although it is really unfair to put him in that context, I can’t resist to supply the youtube of a leading contemporary german politician, with reputation as “number cruncher”, trying to read a number. Maybe that explains a lot…
Comment by Thomas — May 17, 2011 @ 3:14 am