Mathematician Joke

An engineer, a physicist, and a mathematician all work in the same office building. One day, the trashcan in the engineer's cubicle catches on fire. He immediately grabs a bucket, fills it with water from a sink, and pours it on the fire, putting it out. He then continues working. In the next cubicle, the physicist's trashcan catches on fire. Using his estimation of the size of the fire, he calculates the exact amount of water needed to put it out. He fills the bucket with that exact amount and pours it on the fire, putting it out. Down the hall, in the mathematician's cubicle, the trashcan catches on fire. Using his estimation of the size of the fire, he calculates the exact amount of water needed to put it out. Then he goes on to the next problem.

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