From: utzoo!decvax!duke!harpo!eagle!mhtsa!alice!rabbit!ss
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Title: Making tea
Article-I.D.: rabbit.1064
Posted: Tue Jan 18 09:49:38 1983
Received: Thu Jan 20 04:04:28 1983

Speaking of mathematicians....

An engineer, a physicist and a mathematician were given the task of making
tea. They were sent into a room with a stove, a tea pot, some teabags etc.
The engineer lighted the stove, boiled water, put some tea bags in the
pot and made tea. The physicist took a little longer since he had to
figure out whether to add cream right away or wait until people wanted to
drink tea. The mathematician took even longer, as he first had to prove the
existance of tea before he could make it.
A little later they were again sent in the kitchen to make tea. The only
difference this time was that the teapot was on the floor. The engineer and
the physicist went in, picked up the teapot and proceeded to make tea.
The mathematician picked up the teapot, placed it on the counter, and thus
having reduced the problem to one solved before, walked out.

Sharad Singhal