#704: Principle of Explosion explain

[Cueball’s Cueball-like friend is talking to him.]

Friend: If you assume contradictory axioms, you can derive anything. It’s called the principle of explosion.

Cueball: Anything? Lemme try.

[Cueball is writing on a piece of paper on a desk.]

[Cueball is holding up a piece of paper to his friend, while holding a phone.]

Cueball: Hey, you’re right! I started with P∧¬P and derived your mom’s phone number!

Friend: That’s not how that works.

[The friend is looking at the piece of paper, while Cueball is talking to someone on a phone. The desk from before can be seen to the right.]

Cueball: Mrs. Lenhart?

Friend: Wait, this is her number! How—

Cueball: Hi, I’m a friend of— Why, yes, I am free tonight!

Friend: Mom!

Cueball: No, box wine sounds lovely!