Who are those rich people, find out through maths :-) [forwarding a joke]

[Guest guest]

After applying some simple algebra to some trite phrases and cliches a

new understanding can be reached of the secret to wealth and success.

 

Here it goes.

 

Knowledge is Power

Time is Money,... and, as every engineer knows:

Power is Work over Time.

 

So, substituting algebraic equations for these time worn bits of wisdom,

we get:

K = P (1)

T = M (2)

P = W/T (3)

 

Now, do a few simple substitutions:

 

Put W/T in for P in equation (1), which yields:

K = W/T (4)

 

Put M in for T into equation (4), which yields:

 

K = W/M (5).

 

Now we've got something. Expanding back into English, we get:

 

Knowledge equals Work over Money.

 

What this MEANS is that:

 

1. The More You Know, the More Work You Do, and

2. The More You Know, the Less Money You Make.

 

Solving for Money, we get:

 

M = W/K (6)

Money equals Work Over Knowledge.

 

From equation (6) we see that Money approaches infinity as Knowledge

approaches 0, regardless of the Work done.

 

What THIS MEANS is:

 

The More you Make, the Less you Know.

 

Solving for Work, we get

 

W = M K (7)

Work equals Money times Knowledge

 

From equation (7) we see that Work approaches 0 as Knowledge approaches 0.

 

What THIS MEANS is:

 

The stupid rich do little or no work.

 

Working out the socioeconomic implications of this breakthrough is left

as an exercise for the reader.