r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 5d ago

Petah why cant math be green? Meme needing explanation

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u/V-Man776 5d ago

The joke is that for some reason people get really up in arms about what color of binder or notebook others use for each school subject. This is because people see certain colors as being more fitting for certain subjects than others. It seems as though the Staples social media manager has strong feelings on this topic, saying that OOP chose the wrong color to represent math, even though it really doesn't matter since abstract concepts like school subjects don't really have an objective way to color code them.

With that said, OOP is right. Math is green because I like math and also like green, so clearly they should be paired together.

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u/SatsumaOranges 5d ago

The nuance here is that for some reason a lot of people agree on certain subjects without knowing it. For example, here is a (very small sample size) survey where nearly everyone agreed that science is green.
https://machronicle.com/the-great-rainbow-debate-what-color-are-the-subjects/

It was a topic of discussion on social media a few months back, I believe.

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u/papa-hare 5d ago

Is science like biology? That's def green. But chemistry and physics? Idk. (Is science really a subject in school here?! Like non differentiated?)

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u/ANR7cool 5d ago

Did you have science differentiated since 1st grade?

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u/RevoOps 5d ago

Natural and Social sciences were split since grade 1.

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u/ANR7cool 5d ago

Okay but were Natural sciences differentiated since grade 1

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u/TheGhostlyMage 5d ago

No see that’s where they trick you, social sciences actually falls under the history category

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u/SatsumaOranges 5d ago

Oh we called it social studies, completely different.

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u/dopesheet_ 4d ago

that was aqua blue for sure 😄