The World’s Greatest Limerick
December 13th, 2005 by SplineGuy
I am short on time with preparing to give and grade finals. (Aww, poor professor. . .) But, I’d thought I’d share with each of you my favorite limerick of all time:
![\displaystyle \left(\int_1^{\sqrt[3]{3}} z^2 \; dz \right) \ \cos \left(\frac{3\pi}{9}\right) = \ln \sqrt[3]{e}](/latexrender/pictures/3a4d76026dc39a5378d13767836fd616.gif "\displaystyle \left(\int_1^{\sqrt[3]{3}} z^2 \; dz \right) \ \cos \left(\frac{3\pi}{9}\right) = \ln \sqrt[3]{e}")
TRANSLATION:
The integral z-squared dz
From one to the cube root of 3
Times the cosine
Of three pi over 9
Is the log of the cube root of e.
Nice, eh?
Very poetic. I guess math translates to everything.
I forgot if limmericks have syllable constraints… but should that be the “integral of z-squared dz”? =)
IMPRESSIVE!
So this is why you’ve been saying this ALL day…
Wing, I was not aware of the strict constraints in limericks as in, say, a haiku. Does anyone else know?
I’m no expert, but I think limericks are all about meter, not necessarily constrained by syllables. Of course, I don’t really know what the difference is.
jonboy: If my memory and liberal arts education serve me correctly, it’s all about what you stress. Currently it’s on “-gral” and “squared”, so I suppose if “of” and “z” are lumped together as one syllable-time of speech, then it’ll probably work…
When I read it I stress “Int” and “z”
The Int’-egral z’ squared d-z’.
Who would ever had thought that this limerick would have gotten so many comments?
it was the greatest limerick i’ve ever heard of!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it was the greatest one i’ve heard of!!! who ever made this limerick must be so smart