How ISPs Violate the Laws of Mathematics

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This joke video is about how Internet Service Providers (aka ISPs, internet companies, telecommunications companies, etc) violate the basic axioms of Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory. Like the axiom of choice (sometimes Well-ordering theorem), the Axiom of extensionality, Axiom of regularity (also called the Axiom of foundation), Axiom schema of specification, Axiom of pairing, Axiom of union, Axiom schema of replacement, Axiom of infinity, Axiom of power set.

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Created by Henry Reich

[fromvoid]

Just keep an eye on them.
When they start to violate the laws of thermodynamics we could be in serious trouble.

[bishikaa]

When you get left on hold so long you write a script for a math video.

[nope]

Reminds me of my dealings with an ISP that we shall call Comcast (because it was Comcast). I only had internet through them, because internet was all I wanted. But at least once a week they would call me and try to sell me cable, despite my insistence that I didn't even own a TV (which was true, I only had a computer).

But one day, they offered me a deal I simply couldn't refuse: a bundle of cable and internet that would cost less per month than internet by itself. They were so desperate to sell me cable that they offered it at a negative price. So I accepted. And when the cable box arrived I promptly shoved it in my closet because I still didn't own a TV.

And thus, my problem of them calling me once a week to sell me cable was solved. Until they started calling me once a week to ask if I needed help setting up the cable box...

[TheInkSideofThings]

Normal person when they get ripped off: Call the provider and resolve the situation

Minutephysics:

[SaraWolffs]

"It's not not allowed." Classical logic joke right there.

[Gehargen]

My personal favorite is when trying to troubleshoot my connection with my ISP, packets were arriving from both the past and the future (packets from both 1960 AND 2020, but this happened in 2016). So not only do ISPs violate mathematics, but also time!

[dillon]

Math teachers when you tell them that you’ll never use maths in daily life:

[jackkraken]

I couldn't do my homework.
Why?
My ISP broke maths.

[aldosalthren]

top tip for everybody trying to pause on the ISP's name, you can use a comma to skip back a single frame and a period to skip forward a single frame while paused

[halfnwhole]

When ISP is so broken it breaks mathematics

[who-the-fuckgivesafuck]

Honestly I'm more concerned about them breaking actual laws in this story.

[americano]

Not gonna lie I thought this was gonna be a video about how Internet Standard Protocol is actually mathematically impossible.

[JohnAudioTech]

I didn't laugh at this because internet service providers are just this frustrating.

[grapefruittango]

"You can't *not* do that" is a sign of someone who hates the job but cares about the customers at least a little bit

[baileyface]

When I was working in customer care and even as a manager, I can't tell you how many times I've tried to lead people to conclusions that would fix their problem that I wasn't technically allowed to offer. I've many times basically said "I can't tell you that you can't do that" with a satisfied grin as I was happy to hear when they finally got it. I would always know it was coming to when I laid out all the peices. "...Wait....what if" in my head "finally they got it"

[josephmekhail]

Oh shit, I wandered into the smart people side of YouTube

[evaristegalois]

When ISPs violate the laws of mathematics

_Stop! You have violated the Law! Pay the court a fine or serve your sentance. Your stolen goods are now forfeit_

[twistedgwazi]

Spectrum violates another law of mathematics. 100mbps is what I ordered, and I usually get around 5mbps. And 100=/=5.

[Outpost]

As somone who used to take manager calls for a telecommunications company I can say with confidence the best part of that job is being able to say "I can't tell you that you CAN'T do that"

[limiv]

Not to brag, but about a month ago I got a new deal with my existing ISP, but unsurprisingly they charged me more than agreed upon. I called customer service and they said they'll look into it. Later that day they actually called me back to say that they listened to the original recording of the call in which I got the new deal and I was right and will be compensated! I'm still stunned! Also, minutephysics, you should've recorded the original conversation