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George Dimitriadis

@ekmekdelum

articles: 11
total claps: 120
top claps: 51
avg read: 3.5 min
paywalled: 9
active: 2026-04-28 → 2026-06-26

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Who Said ‘Knock on Wood’?

The official origins of common sayings are far less interesting than the ones I invented.

Jun 26, 2026 · 4 min read · 51 claps paywalled #humor #language #history

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Jimmy’s Matchbox Sparks a Deep Mystery

How a Circle Sneaks into a Pair of Pockets

Jun 08, 2026 · 4 min read · 50 claps paywalled #mathematics #math-puzzles #probability

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Jimmy and the Bottle That Nobody Would Buy

Jimmy proves that even unlimited wishes can be a terrible investment

Jun 16, 2026 · 3 min read · 12 claps paywalled #mathematics #logic #paradox

Jimmy and the Bottle That Nobody Would Buy

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Jimmy Tries to Eliminate the Digits

And accidentally turns simple numbers into algebraic disasters

May 29, 2026 · 3 min read · 5 claps paywalled #mathematics #humor #education

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Jimmy Divides by Zero Again

And discovers that 0/0 is somehow even worse than 0⁰

May 21, 2026 · 4 min read · 1 claps paywalled #mathematics #calculus #critical-thinking

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Jimmy Camps Just Outside the Fence… Or Does He?

Why seeing everything doesn’t tell you where you are

Apr 28, 2026 · 4 min read · 1 claps #mathematics #geometry #teaching

Jimmy Camps Just Outside the Fence… Or Does He?

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Jimmy and the 5050 Mystery

The day mathematics became deeply suspicious

May 25, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps paywalled #mathematics #problem-solving #education

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Questions that Terrify a Mathematics Teacher

Mathematical questions that are logical, completely unreasonable and difficult to answer

Jun 03, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps paywalled #mathematics #humor #education

Questions that Terrify a Mathematics Teacher

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Jimmy Confronts the Assistant Over a Missing Dollar

Mathematics can sometimes appear to make money disappear

Jun 05, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps paywalled #mathematics #logic-puzzles #critical-thinking

Jimmy Confronts the Assistant Over a Missing Dollar

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Jimmy Learns Why Half the Potatoes Vanished

A mystery involving potatoes that apparently reproduced overnight

May 22, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps paywalled #mathematics #math-puzzles #education

Jimmy Learns Why Half the Potatoes Vanished

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Jimmy Starts a Plumbing Disaster

Three hoses. One very wrong answer

May 11, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #mathematics #education #teaching-stories