How ISPs Violate the Laws of Mathematics

Just keep an eye on them. When they start to violate the laws of thermodynamics we could be in serious trouble.

Honestly I'm more concerned about them breaking actual laws in this story.

Reminds me of my dealings with an ISP that we shall call Comcast (because it was Comcast). I only had internet through them, because internet was all I wanted. But at least once a week they would call me and try to sell me cable, despite my insistence that I didn't even own a TV (which was true, I only had a computer). But one day, they offered me a deal I simply couldn't refuse: a bundle of cable and internet that would cost less per month than internet by itself. They were so desperate to sell me cable that they offered it at a negative price. So I accepted. And when the cable box arrived I promptly shoved it in my closet because I still didn't own a TV. And thus, my problem of them calling me once a week to sell me cable was solved. Until they started calling me once a week to ask if I needed help setting up the cable box...

My personal favorite is when trying to troubleshoot my connection with my ISP, packets were arriving from both the past and the future (packets from both 1960 AND 2020, but this happened in 2016). So not only do ISPs violate mathematics, but also time!

When you get left on hold so long you write a script for a math video.

Normal person when they get ripped off: Call the provider and resolve the situation Minutephysics:

Math teachers when you tell them that you’ll never use maths in daily life:

When I was working in customer care and even as a manager, I can't tell you how many times I've tried to lead people to conclusions that would fix their problem that I wasn't technically allowed to offer. I've many times basically said "I can't tell you that you can't do that" with a satisfied grin as I was happy to hear when they finally got it. I would always know it was coming to when I laid out all the peices. "...Wait....what if" in my head "finally they got it"

"It's not not allowed." Classical logic joke right there.

I couldn't do my homework. Why? My ISP broke maths.

As somone who used to take manager calls for a telecommunications company I can say with confidence the best part of that job is being able to say "I can't tell you that you CAN'T do that"

Not gonna lie I thought this was gonna be a video about how Internet Standard Protocol is actually mathematically impossible.

top tip for everybody trying to pause on the ISP's name, you can use a comma to skip back a single frame and a period to skip forward a single frame while paused

Oh shit, I wandered into the smart people side of YouTube

“I would like the $25 bundle of popcorn and soda.” “Ok that’s 20 for popcorn and 5 for soda” “Oh then i’ll just have soda. My friend doesn’t really care.” “Just the soda... that’ll be 10 dollars” “What..?” Edit: Guys it’s a joke i know it’s normal and it’s what places do, i made a joke about it

You start freaking out and the manager says: "Are you ok?" And you say: "Sir, you have broken mathematics as we speak."

Spectrum violates another law of mathematics. 100mbps is what I ordered, and I usually get around 5mbps. And 100=/=5.

When ISPs violate the laws of mathematics Stop! You have violated the Law! Pay the court a fine or serve your sentance. Your stolen goods are now forfeit

I spent a year taking a Uni course in set theory JUST so I could understand this video. Absolutely fantastic btw.

I'm not a Physicist (though I really really love physics). I am, however, a Computer Scientist. Thus when I confronted my ISP about my service, I proceeded to explain how their infrastructure was shit and not worth the price they gave me. So then my bill went from $80 to $50. It's still not worth $50