# Innumeracy **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [November 17, 2020, 4:32am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/innumeracy/1153 "2020-11-17T04:32:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 72
**Author:** ![SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveWhite)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/innumeracy/1153/1433 "2026-07-16T12:34:36Z")
![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/3/13e4f5d826162eea762d44f62afe0d507c30a245.jpeg) I think this qualifies, even though there is no confirmation the original posts existed ---
**Author:** ![Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/klaymen/32/194_2.png) [@Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Klaymen)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/innumeracy/1153/1434 "2026-07-21T22:15:48Z")
In the movie Runner Runner, Timberlake’s character is telling Affleck’s character that his poker website ripped him off and he has the math the prove it: “I ran a multimodal sample distribution at the Plasma Physics Lab in Princeton. These numbers are negative 3 sigma, that means that they fall substantially below the standard deviation.” That scriptwriter never took a stat class. ---
**Author:** ![tommie.frazier](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@tommie.frazier](https://community.goactuary.com/u/tommie.frazier)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/innumeracy/1153/1435 "2026-07-22T19:24:20Z")
> [@Klaymen](#): > > negative 3 sigma, that means that they fall substantially below the standard deviation …sigh…they could have at least stuck the landing ---
**Author:** ![Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/vorian_atreides/32/65623_2.png) [@Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Vorian_Atreides)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/innumeracy/1153/1436 "2026-07-23T11:58:01Z")
> [@tommie.frazier](#): > > they could have at least stuck the landing “Yes, Coach Harbaugh . . .” ---
**Author:** ![Ted\_Hoffman](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ted_hoffman/32/83127_2.png) [@Ted\_Hoffman](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Ted_Hoffman)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/innumeracy/1153/1437 "2026-09-08T16:20:30Z")
![McDonalds](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/2/2230c51de1521f98154dd08b71af3d180478bfae.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Actuary321](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Actuary321](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Actuary321)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/innumeracy/1153/1438 "2026-09-08T18:42:51Z")
Gotta read the fine print for that one. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SteveGrondin](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/stevegrondin/32/3257_2.png) [@SteveGrondin](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveGrondin)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 3:13am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/innumeracy/1153/1439 "2026-10-02T03:13:24Z")
Real Trumpian headline here: > **[Donation pledges to Kennedy Center fell by more than 100% in months after...](https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/politics/kennedy-center-finances-invs)** > > For much of the past year, the financial alarm bells at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts have been going off among the stewards of the iconic art institution. ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/innumeracy/1153/1440 "2026-10-02T23:48:02Z")
From the article: > [@](#): > > A tax expert told CNN that a decline of that size is possible if earlier pledges were withdrawn. ---
**Author:** ![Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/klaymen/32/194_2.png) [@Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Klaymen)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/innumeracy/1153/1441 "2026-10-08T22:19:39Z")
![Screenshot_20261008-171810](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/4/e/4e9ac545ecb791fee1f6f7d4f177aa254434ac4a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/innumeracy/1153/1442 "2026-10-08T22:26:39Z")
Where is the innumeracy? That it allows people not to believe it? That belief is relevant for a mathematical fact? That it is labeled a “terrible map”? That some idiot on Facebook --but I repeat myself – thinks it is eye-opening? Quick Google shows this as a “terrible map” result: > **[Terrible Maps: The stupidly funny illustrated gift book perfect for geography...](https://www.amazon.com/Terrible-Maps-stupidly-illustrated-geography/dp/0008641595)** > > Terrible Maps: The stupidly funny illustrated gift book perfect for geography lovers \[Howe, Michael\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. Terrible Maps: The stupidly funny illustrated gift book perfect for geography lovers ---
**Author:** ![Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/klaymen/32/194_2.png) [@Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Klaymen)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/innumeracy/1153/1443 "2026-10-08T22:35:50Z")
The innumeracy is in the words “Believe it or not” ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/innumeracy/1153/1444 "2026-10-08T22:37:16Z")
> [@Klaymen](#): > > The innumeracy is in the words “Believe it or not”. And who, if anyone, included that? Was it jokingly or serious? So much non-information here. ---
**Author:** ![Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/klaymen/32/194_2.png) [@Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Klaymen)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/innumeracy/1153/1445 "2026-10-08T22:55:00Z")
It probably was jokingly but I put it here anyway for all the amazed people out there ---
**Author:** ![The\_President](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_president/32/70075_2.png) [@The\_President](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_President)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/innumeracy/1153/1446 "2026-10-09T00:28:32Z")
I’m glad I mostly remember this crap from high school. Also, because my kids are in these classes learning this crap now. Last night’s lesson was finding equations in standard form based on a given vertex and point. ---
**Author:** ![Triweasel](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/triweasel/32/159_2.png) [@Triweasel](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Triweasel)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/innumeracy/1153/1447 "2026-10-09T01:38:46Z")
I feel your pain. I’m on math and/or physics duty pretty much every night this fall. ---
**Author:** ![SteveGrondin](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/stevegrondin/32/3257_2.png) [@SteveGrondin](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveGrondin)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/innumeracy/1153/1448 "2026-10-09T12:01:14Z")
> [@dr\_t\_non-fan](#): > > So much non-information here. Recursion alert. ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/innumeracy/1153/1449 "2026-10-09T15:31:58Z")
> [@Klaymen](#): > > It probably was jokingly but I put it here anyway for all the amazed people out there There are “amazed people out there”? ---
**Author:** ![Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/klaymen/32/194_2.png) [@Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Klaymen)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/innumeracy/1153/1450 "2026-10-23T22:26:07Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/s_hbvRTGcUI/maxresdefault.jpg "What happens when you divide by zero on a mechanical calculator?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_hbvRTGcUI) ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/innumeracy/1153/1451 "2026-10-23T22:46:12Z")
It also messed up the TV reception. (Source: childhood.) ---
**Author:** ![SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveWhite)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/innumeracy/1153/1452 "2026-10-25T02:35:34Z")
![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/d/9/d95b20cbcb20be56de4f07255647ca42126f4c61.jpeg) Surely poster know it was innumerate, but this still seems like a good place for it. [Previous page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/innumeracy/1153.md?page=71)