In another universe, Darth Vader and YODA are best pals. (Taken with instagram)
Robert Downey Jr. wants to teach you math!
Robert Downey Jr. has been all over the publicity circuit to hype up The Avengers. Browsing his various photo ops, we noticed an unexpected constant: When waving to crowds or paparazzi, RDJ often holds up a different number of fingers. Is this a signal? Is he silently alerting us to his prediction for his film’s worldwide box office, in billions? No, we have decided that what he’s actually doing is using his red carpet time to also teach today’s grade schoolers how to do simple arithmetic. By combining some of his brandished numbers, you get a wonderful math primer that kids can learn from … while also begging their parents to take them to see The Avengers, in 3-D! Sesame Street has nothing on Iron Man.
(Source: New York Magazine - Vulture)
If my math teacher looked like this in grade school, I would’ve done a lot better.
I have this strange attraction to Stephen Fry. He’s so clever and wise and always says the things that I wish I could tell the world. The difference is that he has an audience to listen to him, which is cool with me. So long as he’s getting his messages out there.
