<![CDATA[Making dinner:]]>Making dinner:

Kid: It says "5 potatoes cubed" which is 125 potatoes.

Me: No. It's still 5 potatoes, because potatoes are a root vegetable.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/3f81d59b-8ab8-4b06-9136-bffd651488bc/making-dinnerRSS for NodeSun, 04 Oct 2026 22:16:28 GMTFri, 02 Oct 2026 15:55:13 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:01:58 GMT]]>@jasoneckert bravo

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://furry.engineer/users/TheMNWolf/statuses/117380646050496451https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://furry.engineer/users/TheMNWolf/statuses/117380646050496451Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:01:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 23:44:36 GMT]]>@jasoneckert

Ouch. I mean...very well played, but ouch. this pun hurts.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://autistics.life/users/Uair/statuses/117379634049998567https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://autistics.life/users/Uair/statuses/117379634049998567Sat, 03 Oct 2026 23:44:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 22:20:58 GMT]]>@jasoneckert Yeah, but you gotta carve each of them into a big cube.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/bryanredeagle/statuses/117379305230011875https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/bryanredeagle/statuses/117379305230011875Sat, 03 Oct 2026 22:20:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 21:13:17 GMT]]>@cascheranno
In my client (Fedilab) I get that little sigma-symbol in the lower right and when I tap that I get your toot rendered just fine.

A root toot, I suppose.

( 5^3/2 is about 11.2, by the way)
@minekpo1

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/SvenGeier/statuses/117379039095417747https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/SvenGeier/statuses/117379039095417747Sat, 03 Oct 2026 21:13:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:50:16 GMT]]>@jasoneckert Thanks for that chuckle.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/ChuckMcManis/statuses/117378948549817120https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/ChuckMcManis/statuses/117378948549817120Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:50:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:09:03 GMT]]>@jasoneckert So a little more than 11 potatoes, then?

(5^(3/2)) = 11.18

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/ap/users/116947477577432109/statuses/117378786494729143https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/ap/users/116947477577432109/statuses/117378786494729143Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:09:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:08:15 GMT]]>@jasoneckert -sensible chuckle-

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://critter.cafe/users/localvoid/statuses/117378547433440331https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://critter.cafe/users/localvoid/statuses/117378547433440331Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:08:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:22:57 GMT]]>@jasoneckert
Now that is a good comeback! 😁

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://m.ai6yr.org/users/knowattitude/statuses/117377897461981923https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://m.ai6yr.org/users/knowattitude/statuses/117377897461981923Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:22:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:12:19 GMT]]>@jasoneckert but if he cubes them, then they will be square root vegetables, and your entire kitchen will get sucked into the logical vortex.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://polyglot.city/ap/users/116920690631779955/statuses/117377855631108851https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://polyglot.city/ap/users/116920690631779955/statuses/117377855631108851Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:12:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:10:44 GMT]]>@dpnash @jasoneckert True! Not sure about producing a non-vanishing residue in this day and age, though.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.bau-ha.us/users/xepia_/statuses/117377849381785204https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.bau-ha.us/users/xepia_/statuses/117377849381785204Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:10:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:58:29 GMT]]>@jasoneckert chapeau sir. Very good indeed.
A 😀

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/alexpalacefan/statuses/117377801203623276https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/alexpalacefan/statuses/117377801203623276Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:58:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:38:41 GMT]]>@jasoneckert Next-level dad joke!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/davetheresurrector/statuses/117377723363528908https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/davetheresurrector/statuses/117377723363528908Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:38:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:34:59 GMT]]>@xepia_ @jasoneckert If you peel the potatoes first, though, that gets rid of the eyes, so you’re left with purely real carbohydrates.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/dpnash/statuses/117377708816046838https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/dpnash/statuses/117377708816046838Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:34:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:05:53 GMT]]>@minekpo1 ah, a cube root

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/cascheranno/statuses/117377594403198147https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/cascheranno/statuses/117377594403198147Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:05:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:31:18 GMT]]>@minekpo1 ps, should really be attending to waking up in a town I seldom see. Whining endeth. That it works even intermittently is cool. Cheers for the TiL.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/cascheranno/statuses/117377458404409609https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/cascheranno/statuses/117377458404409609Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:31:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:29:17 GMT]]>@minekpo1 but-but, why does my texy reply not render in replies when I open a catgirl link to yours rendered by catgirl’s web interface. They’z on the same pa-age. Teck is dumb.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/cascheranno/statuses/117377450485341265https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/cascheranno/statuses/117377450485341265Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:29:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:24:25 GMT]]>@minekpo1 (whaaa? My TeX di’nt render. )

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/cascheranno/statuses/117377431340835999https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/cascheranno/statuses/117377431340835999Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:24:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:21:39 GMT]]>@minekpo1 second q: why ^1/3? Seems Up 3, down 2, or … brb… \(5^{\frac{3}{2}} \approx 1.71\) potatoes

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/cascheranno/statuses/117377420451548662https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/cascheranno/statuses/117377420451548662Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:21:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:57:45 GMT]]>@jasoneckert I'm going to try cutting a potato into 25 pieces

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://rstats.me/users/mdsumner/statuses/117377326510311808https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://rstats.me/users/mdsumner/statuses/117377326510311808Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:57:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:56:38 GMT]]>@maxhertzberg @jasoneckert ah, first root. I just accepted a cube root is still a root, and granny often said little shorthand things in her recipes à la ‘I know what I mean ‘. this is the more-right math, tho.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/cascheranno/statuses/117377322070626109https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/cascheranno/statuses/117377322070626109Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:56:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:53:49 GMT]]>@minekpo1 … TIL mastodon (maybe) renders TeX. Wild! Thx for that 🙏

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/cascheranno/statuses/117377311029074616https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/cascheranno/statuses/117377311029074616Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:53:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:55:47 GMT]]>@jasoneckert
Surely that makes 5 to the power of 1½?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dheadshot/statuses/117377082847970837https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dheadshot/statuses/117377082847970837Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:55:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:52:12 GMT]]>@jasoneckert Fooled by maths! Again!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116669723204854884/statuses/117377068740066592https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116669723204854884/statuses/117377068740066592Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:52:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Making dinner: on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:56:57 GMT]]>@jasoneckert Am I the only one who thinks it should be 11.18 potatoes?

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