Mariah Carey told off by scientists for E=MC2 claims - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

catlover79 · 01-02-2009, 01:14 AM

http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/61936053

12/30/2008 3:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
courtesy of NME.com

Scientists have criticized Mariah Carey's mathematics skills, after she appropriated Albert Einstein's mass-energy equivalence formula for an album title.

The singer called her recent album E=MC2, but rather than reference the famous equation, she declared the title stood for "emancipation equals Mariah Carey times two".

Mathematician Dr. David Leslie told BBC News that he was upset that the singer had had "misread the algebra."

"The 'two' in the equation means C squared, not MC multiplied by two," he explained. "The correct reading of the equation is E=MCC, so perhaps Mariah's re-interpretation should have been 'emancipation equals Mariah Carey Carey'?"

Carey has not commented on her slip-up, but she was one of several celebrities pulled up by charity Sense About Science about their misleading "scientific" claims.

MonarC · 01-02-2009, 04:45 PM

Yeah I think that's funny.

TJL · 01-02-2009, 05:32 PM

If our pop stars can't understand a scientific equation, what hope is there for the rest of us?

MonarC · 01-02-2009, 05:36 PM

catlover79 · 01-02-2009, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TJL

If our pop stars can't understand a scientific equation, what hope is there for the rest of us?

01-02-2009, 01:14 AM	#1
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Mariah Carey told off by scientists for E=MC2 claims http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/61936053 12/30/2008 3:00 PM, Yahoo! Music courtesy of NME.com Scientists have criticized Mariah Carey's mathematics skills, after she appropriated Albert Einstein's mass-energy equivalence formula for an album title. The singer called her recent album E=MC2, but rather than reference the famous equation, she declared the title stood for "emancipation equals Mariah Carey times two". Mathematician Dr. David Leslie told BBC News that he was upset that the singer had had "misread the algebra." "The 'two' in the equation means C squared, not MC multiplied by two," he explained. "The correct reading of the equation is E=MCC, so perhaps Mariah's re-interpretation should have been 'emancipation equals Mariah Carey Carey'?" Carey has not commented on her slip-up, but she was one of several celebrities pulled up by charity Sense About Science about their misleading "scientific" claims.
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01-02-2009, 04:45 PM	#2
MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	Yeah I think that's funny.

01-02-2009, 05:36 PM	#4
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