# Maximum number of mathematicians in this joke **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 31, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-number-of-mathematicians-in-this-joke/939113 "2021-03-31T20:22:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-number-of-mathematicians-in-this-joke/939113/61 "2021-04-02T15:20:06Z")
If the beerons are infinite in number, then no matter how small they each are, they occupy an infinite volume. Finally! Enough beer for everyone! No more need to bogart. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Steven\_Maven](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steven_maven/32/3272_2.png) [@Steven\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Maven)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-number-of-mathematicians-in-this-joke/939113/62 "2021-04-03T15:45:54Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > It should add up to two glasses. The total amount of beer (Sigma) approaches 2 as a limit. That’s the only thing I remember from Calculus ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-number-of-mathematicians-in-this-joke/939113/63 "2021-04-03T17:38:26Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > What brand of beer are we talking about here ? [Klein’s](http://theinfosphere.org/images/4/40/Kleins_Beer.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-number-of-mathematicians-in-this-joke/939113/64 "2021-04-03T17:48:55Z")
beerium is one of the aleogens as are found in the 33rd column of the beeriodic table ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-number-of-mathematicians-in-this-joke/939113/65 "2021-04-05T21:04:06Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > In the US, it is “beerium”, but in the UK, it is “beerinium”. The beerium you find in the US has a “flavor” that is best obscured by serving it cold, whereas beerinium is more commonly served at room temperature because the UKians are masochists. Unfortunately, the equation for the American beerium is H2O (couldn’t get subscripts to work) ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-number-of-mathematicians-in-this-joke/939113/66 "2021-04-05T21:28:33Z")
Use “`H2O`” for H2O (which is no substitute for water) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-number-of-mathematicians-in-this-joke/939113/67 "2021-04-05T21:28:46Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > Unfortunately, the equation for the American beerium is H2O (couldn’t get subscripts to work) Not quite… but it is like two people boffing in a canoe. Snide comment does not apply to the many excellent microbrews made here. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-number-of-mathematicians-in-this-joke/939113/68 "2021-04-05T22:43:01Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > I’m not really a big Guinness fan, but I don’t really get the hate. It’s not all that thick or bitter - it’s far less bitter than a good IPA, and it has fewer carbs and calories than a Budweiser. 🤷‍♂️ Exactly! At 125 calories per 12 oz, it’s almost calorically the same as some light beers (Sam Adams light is 120; most lights are around 110) and less the the regular BudMillCoors products which are 140-150. And while it’s dark and has dark malt flavors, I dunno, to me it still tastes like an easy drinker. The only reason I could think of for calling it “chewy” is the nitro pour, and that I would describe more as “creamy” than chewy. It’s my usual choice for when I want to keep the calories down. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-number-of-mathematicians-in-this-joke/939113/69 "2021-04-06T17:45:04Z")
Harumph. I thought that’s what I tried. Maybe I used square brackets instead of angled. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-number-of-mathematicians-in-this-joke/939113/70 "2021-04-19T21:56:36Z")
> [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](#): > > An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar. The rest of them (also an infinite number) duck. An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar. A finite number duck. ;~) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-number-of-mathematicians-in-this-joke/939113.md?page=3)