Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 16:16:57 -0500
From: Dave Farber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: IP: Another version of Dilbert's Theorem
From: Brendan Kehoe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 11:04:33 -0800 (PST)
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brendan Kehoe)
Another version of it that I came across about 2 years ago:
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Cliche Algebra
After applying some simple algebra to some trite phrases and cliches a
new understanding can be reached of the secret to wealth and success.
Here it goes.
Knowledge is Power
Time is Money
and as every engineer knows,
Power is Work over Time.
So, substituting algebraic equations for these time worn bits of wisdom,
we get:
K = P (1)
T = M (2)
P = W/T (3)
Now, do a few simple substitutions:
Put W/T in for P in equation (1), which yields:
K = W/T (4)
Put M in for T into equation (4), which yields:
K = W/M (5).
Now we've got something. Expanding back into English, we get:
Knowledge equals Work over Money.
What this MEANS is that:
1. The More You Know, the More Work You Do, and
2. The More You Know, the Less Money You Make.
Solving for Money, we get:
M = W/K (6)
Money equals Work Over Knowledge.
>From equation (6) we see that Money approaches infinity as Knowledge
approaches 0, regardless of the Work done.
What THIS MEANS is:
The More you Make, the Less you Know.
Solving for Work, we get
W = M x K (7)
Work equals Money times Knowledge
From equation (7) we see that Work approaches 0 as Knowledge
approaches 0.
What THIS MEANS is:
The stupid rich do little or no work.
Working out the socioeconomic implications of this breakthrough is left
as an exercise for the reader.
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Brendan Kehoe [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web page: http://www.zen.org/~brendan/
