mathematics comes to mind as an area with many obscure specialties. i think the problem is that its abstractedness makes it very easy to place stakes in horrib

mathematics comes to mind as an area with many obscure specialties. i think the problem is that its abstractedness makes it very easy to place stakes in horrible places. unfortunately there's no sign of whether or not even the most obscure construct will have a practical application later on, and there have been countless surprises i guess we have to let the kooky math guys play with whatever they want :-\