# What is the singlemost useless thing you learned in school?

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**Created:** [April 7, 2022, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-singlemost-useless-thing-you-learned-in-school/962434 "2022-04-07T02:31:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-singlemost-useless-thing-you-learned-in-school/962434/205 "2022-04-09T13:13:44Z")

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> [@Lumpy](#):
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> should we have a dedicated math thread somewhere?

Sounds like a good idea.

> [@Useless math concepts you were forced to learn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-math-concepts-you-were-forced-to-learn/962578):
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> Over in this thread a lot of people seemed to gravitate toward math they were forced to learn. I loved math and learned things that seemed pretty useful—the Pythagorean theorem, for instance. When people say, “Why should I learn math?” I sometimes reply, “Remember all those word problems?” IMO that’s is how you could use it. But not all things are obvious or immediately useful to the average person. Got any gripes?

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