kyle kelley

Comic. Conjecture: It’s possible to construct a convincing proof without words, pictures, or content of any kind. Proof: [empty box] [caption] Proofs without words are cool, but we can go further.

Proof Without Content

xkcd.com/3201/

stick of butter with the measurment markings on the label nearly 1tbsp off

high margarine of error

The god of small things: celebrating Arvo Pärt at 90 The Estonian composer’s music of simplicity, spirituality – and silence – is universally appealing and enduringly rewarding. We pay tribute ahead of his milestone birthday

The god of small things: celebrating Arvo Pärt at 90

a² + b² = c¹

Two hats (left: navy with white thread, right: white with black thread) embroidered with the design of the next image.

The climactic note in the score of Arvo Pärt's Für Alina, a C sharp (key signature not shown) with a hand drawn flower above it.

finished my first attempts at embroidering earlier today!

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

April Ludgate from Parks and Rec saying “I didnt think March 31st existed”

"I'm alive!" said Gatsby, roaring past on a speedboat. He'd faked his own death and gotten away with everything. That's why they called him the Great Gatsby. "Out of the way, current!" he yelled at the water. "This speedboat is bearing me ceaselessly into the future!"

Every time I read The Great Gatsby, the final paragraph brings me to tears. Breathtakingly powerful writing:

So cool! I have one of these on my desk :) I wonder if there's a way to add days of the week and have any combination still be possible

as someone applying to such schools rn, this is extremely refreshing to hear!

A bunch of scattered math symbols on a green chalkboard. There is some content about the quadratic formula (though sort of sloppy) and some context-free linear equations.

An NSF-funded grant to search and destroy all of the chalkboard nonsense math that makes math look more hectic and confusing than it needs to be.