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When people from high-risk countries that have been hit by more than one wave of Covid-19 are so paranoid or petrified that they would wear more than one face mask each time—for instance, two masks for a second wave, and three for a third wave.
As Covid-19 second wave hits Singapore, third wave sweeps Delhi, and fourth wave grips Hong Kong, first-world countries are worried that their local supply of masks might be hijacked by a mask wave, as some extreme citizens take extra-precautionary measures to avoid getting infected.
by MathPlus May 25, 2021
Get the Mask Wave mug.When Singapore parents proudly (or boastfully) display their child’s “academic achievement” or “leadership or volunteering award” on Facebook to tell the world how “exam-smart,” “inspiring,” or “caring” he or she is—or maybe to boost their own fragile egos.
Besides showcasing on social media the exotic food they’ve partaken of, or the branded goods they’ve purchased, during their overseas trips, few vain Singaporeans would miss awardising their children’s school achievements, desiring to get dozens of likes from friends and fans.
by MathPlus May 3, 2018
Get the Awardising mug.Eric plagiarized “🇨🇳: (🦇 🦠 🧪 🧫 🔬) ➡️ 🌍: (😷x + 💀y)” from Urban Dictionary and SMSed it to his father, who had nicknamed the coronavirus “China virus,” “Chinese virus,” or “kung flu” in racially charged tweets.
by MathPlus September 15, 2020
Get the 🇨🇳: (🦇 🦠 🧪 🧫 🔬) ➡️ 🌍: (😷x + 💀y) mug.Short for Singapore Math. A mélange of the best math curriculums from the East and the West, which has arguably led Singapore students to repeatedly rank top in international comparative studies like PISA and TIMSS.
In emoji, 🇸🇬 🔢 = (🇺🇸 + 🇬🇧 + 🇨🇳 + 🇰🇷 + 🇷🇺 + 🇮🇱) × 🔢—the six main mathematical ingredients Singapore apparently used to bake its own cake, which is now popular among tens of thousands of math educators and homeschoolers worldwide.
by MathPlus December 10, 2020
Get the 🇸🇬 🔢 mug.When we deceive ourselves and allow others to deceive us on myths, mysteries, and magic in mathematics, be they via half-baked concepts, faux hypotheses, fallacies, paradoxes, tricks, and the like.
How can we fall for less magical thinking in mathematics? By teaching about faulty thinking habits, exposing false assumptions or hypotheses, warning against unquestioned extrapolation or generalization of rules or formulas, and debunking irrational or conspiratorial thinking.
by MathPlus May 5, 2023
Get the Magical Thinking in Mathematics mug.A term that denotes a huge number that is much less than its actual value, because someone wants to sound wealthier than he is, and to gain more respect from others.
Donald claimed to be a billion-dollar man, but most business folks think that he’s merely a trumpillion-dollar fellow, whose name can’t even be spotted on the first twenty pages of the Forbes’ billionaires list.
by MathPlus March 19, 2018
Get the Trumpillion mug.When you design your customer’s experience in such a way that it ends up on a high note—think of IKEA customers looking forward for their favorite hotdog after they have frustratingly lined up to the check-out counters.
To get the customers to return, apply the hotdog formula to your business: offer them something positive, which would make them forget about any inconveniences they’ve experienced—put them in a positive frame of mind at the end of their shopping trip.
by MathPlus July 26, 2018
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