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=Introduction=
==Origin==
Pascal’s triangle was invented by [[Blaise Pascal]] during his autistic period. Intending to prove that the shortest distance between two points was a metric foot, he stumbled upon the following pattern achieved by adding the sum of the other to the one before and just a jump to the left.
1
1 1
1 2 1
1 3 3 1
1 4 6 4 1
1 5 10 10 5 1
: :
Blaise got the idea for this triangular configuration while watching light bulbs flash on the family Christmas tree. (When one of the bulbs accidentally landed on his head he came closer to discovering gravity than a cure for cancer, but managed to avoid both with unequal dexterity.)
=Applications=
The uses of this triangle are one of none and many. While most uses have been documented, others have been in held in trust by deceased members of the [[Da Vinci Code of Ethics]]. Hence the obtuse smile on the [[Moaning Lisa]]’s poker face.
==Navigation==
Provides a tracking overlay for relocating ships and socks loitering in the [[Bermuda Triangle]].
==Mathematics==
It can be used to determine the coefficients of algebraic equations having many solutions for
It has also been used to prove that “89 is really 99″ but this is more of a theological statement and thus not subject to mathematical [[rigor mortis]].
==Music==
Can be played in any orchestra having as many violins as violinists, as long as the music isn’t too square. This is especially true when [[Mars trine Venus]]. The use of Pascal’s triangle in orchestral pieces has fallen from favour since very few musicians have ever mastered it.
==Military==
Was used in the [[Golf War]] to triangulate the location of missing [[birdie|birdies]] and [[bogey|bogeys]].
An effective method of killing the enemy is to lure them into Pascal’s Triangle with the promise of lots of virgins and then drop lots of virgins on top of them from a great height.
==Ecology==
By joining four triangles to form a pyramid it is possibly to locate water in any river as long it’s not the Nile.
==Software Engineering==
When applied to software that has run adrift of its specification, Pascal’s triangle (also known as the holy trinity of the [[Model-View-Controller|MVC]], as it is referred to by the [[Gang of Three]]) allows you (or your kin) to reverse engineer all your classes back to a single series of poetic [[goto]] statements.