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A Mathematician and a Wall Street Broker
A mathematician and a Wall street broker went to races. The broker suggested to bet $10,000 on a horse. The mathematician was sceptical, saying that he wanted first to understand the rules, to look on horses, etc. The broker whispered that he knew a secret algorithm for the success, but he could not convince the mathematician.
'You are too theoretical,' he said and bet on a horse. Surely, that horse came first bringing him a lot of money.
Triumphantly, he exclaimed, 'I told you, I knew the secret!'
'What is your secret?' the mathematician asked.
'It is rather easy. I have two kids, three and five year old. I sum up their ages and I bet on number nine.'
'But, three and five is eight,' the mathematician protested.
'I told you, you are too theoretical!' the broker replied, 'Haven't I just shown experimentally, that my calculation is correct! 3+5=9!'
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