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Mariah Carey told off by Scientists for E=MC2 claims

Mathematicians unhappy with new interpretation of Einstein equation

Scientists have criticised Mariah Carey's mathematics skills, after she appropriated Albert Einstein's mass-energy equivalence formula for an album title.

The singer called her recent album 'E=MC2', but rather than reference the famous equation, she declared the tile stood for "emancipation equals Mariah Carey times two".

Mathematician Dr David Leslie told BBC News that he was upset that the singer had had "misread the algebra".

"The 'two' in the equation means C squared, not MC multiplied by two," he explained. "The correct reading of the equation is E=MCC, so perhaps Mariah's re-interpretation should have been 'emancipation equals Mariah Carey Carey'?"

Carey has not commented on her slip-up, but she was one of several celebrities pulled up by charity Sense About Science about their misleading "scientific" claims.
 

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XxcoffeyxX 

Dec 28, 2008

might of been a secret code to show she was marrying nick cannon= mariah carey cannon

Fuckedupshit 

Dec 28, 2008

Perhaps some scientests need to invent a life for theirselves?

scottmmmm 

Dec 29, 2008

Maybe you should take such an important formula more seriously fuckedupshit. Not everyone likes to be a retard like you. Theirselves isn't even a word....

xraybaby 

Dec 29, 2008

Hmmmmm, i wonder what other "C" word it could possibly stand for?

mollymolly 

Dec 29, 2008

"theirselves?"..........themselves

Fuckedupshit 

Dec 29, 2008

No need to be so critical, scottmmmm, i just think the scientists are being a bit pedantic, then again, it gives the world another reason to dislike Mariah Carey so it's not all bad :)

wonkeykong 

Dec 29, 2008

she is stupid for thinking she can redefine an equation. no-one remembers any rappers from newton's day but they remember his laws. einsteins formula will eventually prevail, but a lot of kids will fail their physics GCSEs in 11 years time

Ordinarygrl 

Dec 29, 2008

maybe this scientist needs to think more about getting a life and less about the tittle of mariah careys albums

Beatle_Matt 

Dec 30, 2008

"emancipation equals Mariah Carey times two"She is one seriously stupid woman.

wonkeykong 

Dec 30, 2008

** still not as great as beyonce calling her album b-day, without realising that a bidet (same pronunciation) means the same thing that americans call 'douche' **quite apt really

BritSwedeGuy 

Dec 30, 2008

If it weren't for scientists being pedantic you wouldn't have any CDs or MP3s to listen to. Tards.

nahnahnah 

Dec 31, 2008

actually the correct formula is: E^2= (m^2)(c^4) + (p^2)(c^2)It only simplifies for a particle with no motion.

maffyou1 

Dec 31, 2008

emancipation from what? decent musical taste?

NicholaCarr 

Jan 1, 2009

It's an album title my god!!! go and invent a cure for AIDS or retardedness instead of critiscising the way 'artists' (used loosely regarding Mariah) name their records for fucks sake.

Bring_Out_The_Badger 

Jan 1, 2009

Maybe she meant to call it E=MC(Hammer)

DogOnARoot 

Jan 1, 2009

Perhaps the Scientists have never heard of "Artistic License"? Scientists should stick to science and let artists stick to art.

eccorg 

Jan 2, 2009

They caught her on a bad day. I've heard her say various times before the album was released it's : "Emancipation equals Mariah Carey to the second power." There's absolutely nothing wrong with that.

nefertiti 

Jan 6, 2009

No slip up---last time I looked, C squared IS C times C. 2 squared is 2 times 2. 4 squared is 4 times 4 etc.etc.

ewasif 

Jan 18, 2009

"Emancipation equals Mariah Carey to the second power'. " quote from Mariah. She was just having fun with a play on the fact her initials and the equation were coincidentally the same.

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