Blue Monday: Fighting Bullshit Maths With Bullshit Maths
20This video is going up on Blue Monday, supposedly the saddest day of the year. It's made up, but I have found a way to turn its nonsense against it.
After the video was finished I got another marketing email about Blue Monday so it is persisting. If you see a company using it, consider sending them to https://www.gofundme.com/f/rethink-blue-monday
Also relevant content on the origin story: https://twitter.com/DrPetra/status/1219169133071347712
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The maths blog who decoded the equation in the present wrapping story: https://www.mathscinotes.com/2015/11/gift-wrapping-math/
For the record, the formula just gives you the area of paper you need, which isn't massively useful as you actually need the dimensions of the paper rather than just their product.
Image credits (excluding newspapers etc, which are clearly fair use):
https://torange.biz/ credit for the valentines image
Photo by Lukas from Pexels https://www.pexels.com/@goumbik
https://www.flickr.com/photos/117994717@N06/26222024706
Fake News Image via www.vpnsrus.com
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