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Permalink Reply by Mark Richards on March 4, 2008 at 1:57pm

I was going to say, I've crossed every bridge over the Charles River I can think of, but don't recognize that one! Oh, that Cambridge.

Anyway, maybe a bridge in Konigsberg would be more appropriate for this crowd (OK, kind of geeky esoterica).

http://www.jcu.edu/math/vignettes/bridges.htm

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Permalink Reply by Jim Varriale | QUANTster.com on March 5, 2008 at 5:24pm

Vincent - I thought this humorous entry from "Uncyclopedia" was worth sharing...

The Mathematical Bridge - The Mathematical Bridge was designed by the famous mathematician Jean-Paul Sartre
in 1785. As its name implies, the bridge is constructed entirely, although not exclusively, from raw mathematics.

Nobody knew why this was for many years, but recent research by Prof. Thomas Mc Hammer of Cambridge University Materials Sciences may provide the answer. To quote "It would appear that the bridges are supported by antigravitons produced by the quantum neural synaptic field generated by the large brained students in the surrounding area. Should the students leave, there would be massive damage to the infrastructure since the bridge would be consumed by point singularities. Since nobody in Cambridge is capable of building a bridge, provisions and essential stocks would immediately cease to flow into the city centre."

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Permalink Reply by Jane on March 7, 2008 at 8:41pm

I live in Cambridge too, oh,this cambridge, with harvard and mit.

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