The salary theorem
As any good student of
Physics
knows, power = work / time.
However, let us consider the following two sayings:
- Knowledge is power.
- Time is money.
Therefore, if we substitute knowledge for power and
money for time in the equation, we get something that looks like the following:
knowledge = work / money.
However, rearranging for money, we find that:
money = work / knowledge
Therefore, as knowledge approaches zero, money
approaches infinity, regardless of the amount of work done.