The geeks, one. Corporate idiocracy, nil

You understand the difference between a dollar and a cent, right? A dollar is a hundred times bigger. You also understand that half a dollar is therefore a hundred times bigger than half a cent, and that 0.1 dollars is a hundred times bigger than 0.1 cents, don't you? So you therefore understand that 0.002 dollars is a different number to 0.002 cents, correct? It's a hundred fold bigger. It's a fact. It's maths. It's plain and simple. Well, no it's not. Not according to Verizon anyway

Verizon maths fail (short version - for the full unedited version, go here)


Well, the guy who made that call now has got his own back, by sending them this cheeky little payment cheque.



Can you tell he's also the author of the maths webcomic xkcd?

Currently, there's a lot of debate as to whether it's made out for e^(i*pi) or e^(2*pi). Personally, I think that's an 'i'. No way it's a two. And because 'i' is an imaginary number on the complex plane, it equals -1. And considering that it's also + sum (1/2^n), which is +1, it's factors out to
0.002 + -1 + 1, which is 0.002 dollars (who are you calling a geek?)

Or should that be 0.002 cents. Is there a difference, really? Hmmmm.