From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxt!mhuxi!mhuxj!mhuxv!burl!sb1!ll1!ihldt!ixn5c!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!mcewan Newsgroups: net.jokes Title: Re: Mathematicians Vs. Engineers - (nf) Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.1335 Posted: Fri Jan 14 15:28:55 1983 Received: Wed Jan 19 07:42:36 1983 #R:crimson:-143100:uiucdcs:9900066:000:356 uiucdcs!mcewan Jan 14 12:50:00 1983 Here's something to illustrate the difference between a mathematician and an engineer: Suppose there are a man and a woman sitting on opposite ends of a park bench, and every second the distance between them is halved. A mathematician will tell you that they will never touch, but an engineer knows they will get close enough for practical applications.