In a futuristic society where knowledge came in pill form, a student visited the pharmaceutical learning center. “What subjects do you have available?” he asked eagerly.
The knowledge pharmacist displayed several bottles. “Here’s English literature,” he said, handing over a small pill. The student swallowed it and instantly understood Shakespeare and Dickens.
“Art history? Biology? World history?” The student consumed each pill in turn, gaining instant expertise.
“Do you have mathematics?” he asked finally.
The pharmacist disappeared into the back room and returned with an enormous tablet. “This is for math,” he announced, placing the giant pill on the counter.
The student balked. “I have to swallow that whole thing just for math?”
The pharmacist nodded sagely. “Well, you know math has always been a little hard to swallow.”
