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They probably knew enough to know that it wouldn't be a valid program, but it's the best compromise, being recognizable and still funny for the lay person. Any

by Taywee 5y ago

They probably knew enough to know that it wouldn't be a valid program, but it's the best compromise, being recognizable and still funny for the lay person. Any modification to it would make it distinctly less funny.

amelius 5y ago
Why does the theorem need to be precise, whereas the program doesn't?
- batch12 5y ago
  It is a joke throwing back to BASIC syntax. Jokes don't have to be precise.
- Taywee 5y ago
  Because the theorem itself isn't funny. The context is. If the theorem was funny but not accurate, I'd be defending that too. The show is a comedy first and foremost.