In these days of measuring the productivity of everything and everybody, it
is of great importance for our researchers to demonstrate how efficiently
they utilize their resources. An often-recurring bone of contention is
consequently ``who can do most with the least?''
At one such set-to, a mathematician claimed that mathematics was the least
wasteful, saying that ``we need only three inexpensive tools for our
research: Paper, pencil and waste basket.''
``Bah!'' exclaimed the resident philosopher, ``we don't even need the waste
basket!''
Sent by Sigurd Meldal, selected by Maddi Hausmann.
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