Today's FoxTrot (12/1)

Okay – I’m not one of the smart people – could someone explain this to me, pls.?

It’s spelling out “Merry Christmas” in a mathematical equation.

Does it help if you know that 2.71828… is known in math as “e”?

First there’s M. M is just M.
2.71828 is an approximation of e.
R squared = ®®
The inverse of (1/y) is Y.

MERRY

Sqrt(x^2) = X
(Force/Acceleration) = mass

X mass

Geeky Merry Christmas!

Hee hee! I don’t think I would’ve gotten it without this clue, but now it makes sense.

M+ e(the number for e, natural log) + rr (r squared) + y (the multiplicative inverse of 1/y, if I understand correctly)

X (the square root of x squared) mass (force=mass*acceleration, treated to a little algebra).

That’s wonderful!
Daniel

My paper cut the panel off, so I didn’t get it at first.

M, (2.718 is e), the square root of r[sup]2[/sup] is r, (1/y)[sup]-1[/sup] is y;

X, force/acceleration is mass

Merry Xmas.

Shakes fist at faster posters
Daniel

Not really an equation–closer to a rebus.
M
2.71828 = e (base of logarithms)
r[sup]2[/sup] = rr
(1/y)[sup]-1[/sup] =y

root(X[sup]2[/sup]) = X
Force/accelleration = mass

…and of course snow is made out of H[sub]2[/sub]O H[sub]2[/sub]O H[sub]2[/sub]O.

Funny stuff – thanks, all!

If you ignore the [sub]2’s[/sub] Santa says “HO, HO, HO.”