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Textbooks are heavy, they take up a lot of space, and they can cost a lot of money. So of course a lot of people don't like textbooks. But I find them amusing for one particular reason.

Pretty much all textbooks have the most bullshit covers ever. I remember in elementary school our math books had things like plus signs, division signs, some formulas, sample fractions. Now when we get into middle school, the textbooks have some random shit like a globe or a guy running. What the hell? Put some damn math symbols on the math books goddammit. Even my textbook for math now has a picture of a cello on the front. And it's not just math books, it's almost every book. Remember when you were taking chemistry where you got those books that you never used? Remember what was on the cover? Some group of people on a whitewater raft. How the hell does that relate to chemistry? It doesn't. It's just some generic picture that's supposed to LOOK educational.

Here are some examples of generic textbook cover pictures:

- Some people making out (Spanish 4)
- A bridge (Physics)
- A watercolor painting (Psychology)
- A guy kicking a soccer ball (Physics)
- A pyramid (English)

Now some might argue that the pictures are kind of related to the subject. For example, let's take the soccer one. Someone might say, "Hey, kicking the ball requires physics, so that's why they put it on there." Ok, well that's fine and all, but don't tell me you can't put up some DAMN measurements or equations. When I see a textbook, I want to SEE the things I'm learning on the front to get in the mood to study. Not some picture of people bungee jumping or smashing clocks with a hammer or using hand sanitizer.


lol don't take this rant too seriously.