Derf's Grotto

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Can your genius daughter verify 1=2

Assume
a=b
Multiply both side by b and get
ab=b^2
Subtract from both sides a^2, you get:
ab-a^2=b^2-a^2, which is, when factoring:
a(b-a)=(b+a)(b-a)
Divide both sides by the common factor (b-a), and you get
a=b+a,
but since a=b, the last relation is
a=2a,
and when dividing both sides with a, you get
1=2

Perhaps

First we state that girls require time and money, which we state as:
Girls = Time * Money

Now, as we all know, Time = Money, so our formula becomes:
Girls = Money * Money = Money^2

It is also known that Money is the root of all evil:
Money = Evil^(.5)

Substituting this in, we find that:
Girls = (Evil^(.5))^2 which simplifies to:

Girls = Evil

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