Linkblog: Mathematicians on Math Competitions
A LessWrong post from 2010: a bunch of quotes on math competetions / Tripos style mathematics by serious mathematicians like Terry Tao / GH Hardy.
tl;dr. Does not resemble mathematical research.
The Golden Helmet
''—that this piece we have now before us, which this worthy gentleman has in his hands, not only is no barber's basin, but is as far from being one as white is from black, and truth from falsehood; I say, moreover, that this, although it is a helmet, is not a complete helmet.''
—Cervantes, Don Quixote
''The Golden Helmet'' is a 32-page funny animal comic book adventure story written, drawn, and lettered by Carl Barks.
—Wikipedia, The Golden Helmet