Haikus?

Colleges & Universities Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>So what is with this big hype of haikus on the MIT application guide? Is there some esoteric concept associated with haikus and MIT?</p>

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<p>Three point one four one
Five nine two six five three five
Eight nine seven nine</p>

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<p>Enjoy:

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<p>This question is best answered with a quote from the late, great MIT math professor Gian-Carlo Rota:
“If you don’t understand, I cannot explain it to you.”</p>

<p>(spoken during a differential equations lecture)</p>