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This forum discussion centers around a collection of science jokes, particularly those involving mathematics and physics. Notable jokes include a mathematician with a dog and cow discussing knot theory, and a play on Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. The humor often relies on advanced concepts such as the Jones polynomial and topological invariants, showcasing a blend of wit and scientific terminology. The conversation also touches on the cultural significance of these jokes within the scientific community.

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  • #272
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  • #274
I really have a love/hate relationship with Schrödinger jokes.

-Dave K
 
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  • #275
You don't know until you see the jokes?
 
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  • #276
mfb said:
You don't know until you see the jokes?
You beat me to it :biggrin:.
 
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  • #277
And now for something completely different.
(Will say, no joke, rather a true story, but funny nevertheless.)

After WWI women were first accepted to academic careers, so Lise Meitner could habilitate. Her introductory lecture has been in the then still mysterious field of astrophysics and was titled: "Problems of cosmic physics".
A reporter thought this cannot be - presented by a woman. Therefore he titled in the newspaper:
"Problems of cosmetic physics."
 
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  • #278
fresh_42 said:
Her introductory lecture has been in the then still mysterious field of astrophysics and was titled: "Problems of cosmic physics".
A reporter thought this cannot be - presented by a woman. Therefore he titled in the newspaper:
"Problems of cosmetic physics."
Or he didn't know what 'cosmic' meant ... so "he fixed it" ! ...
 
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  • #279
for those amongst us working in accelerator physics
which way to run ??!

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  • #280
... what?

There is no such thing, and the LHC cannot even be switched on with people in the ring.
 
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  • #281
mfb said:
... what?

There is no such thing, and the LHC cannot even be switched on with people in the ring.
d7i8z.jpg

Oops.
 
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  • #282
fresh_42 said:
d7i8z.jpg

Oops.
results of a black hole that escaped :wink:
 
  • #283
davenn said:
results of a black hole that escaped :wink:
Seems it all started in a garage ... and ended there.
 
  • #284
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( yes I know there is a date issue ... for the sake of a giggle, live with it :biggrin:)
 
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  • #285
davenn said:
View attachment 114643( yes I know there is a date issue ... for the sake of a giggle, live with it :biggrin:)
Are these main-stream peer-reviewed discoveries? Please provide valid reference. Lol
 
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Talking about date issue.
Bought some rocket salad a couple of days ago it went off before I could eat it.
 
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  • #287
Buckleymanor said:
Talking about date issue.
Bought some rocket salad a couple of days ago it went off before I could eat it.

I had the Chef's salad. Man he was pissed.

(Yes, not a science joke, but I had to reply...)

-Dave K
 
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  • #288
dkotschessaa said:
I had the Chef's salad. Man he was pissed.

(Yes, not a science joke, but I had to reply...)

-Dave K
Won't happen to me. I prefer Waldorf salad :biggrin:
 
  • #289
I can't eat mixed salad.

I'm on a low-entropy diet.
 
  • #290
dkotschessaa said:
I had the Chef's salad. Man he was pissed.
"Caesar" is mad too ...
mfb said:
I'm on a low-entropy diet.
Good one! Lol
 
  • #291
mfb said:
I'm on a low-entropy diet.
Currently, the theory that carbohydrate and protein rich foods should be eaten separately is considered "unfounded" because it ignores the fact that carbohydrate rich foods contain significant amounts of protein.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay_diet#Studies
 
  • #292
Another example for the list of "no matter how hard you try, you can't make up things so crazy that no one did that before".
 
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  • #293
mfb said:
Another example for the list of "no matter how hard you try, you can't make up things so crazy that no one did that before".
Why? I didn't see the term
mfb said:
low-entropy diet
anywhere there or elsewhere! ...
So I think you have the franchise on that ... and you will be quoted thereafter! ...

Because just "Food Combining Diet" and "Food Combinations" is an old and somewhat different kind of story, with several approaches and theories (not just the ones mentioned there in the wiki ref), some very new and modern ones too ...
[Believe it or not I am somewhat of an "expert" in Nutrition ...]
 
  • #294
Google finds "low-entropy diet" literally in some "cure cancer" crackpot environments..
 
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  • #295
Buckleymanor said:
Bought some rocket salad a couple of days ago it went off before I could eat it.
Salad hygiene. How difficult can that be? It's not rocket science!
 
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  • #296
mfb said:
Google finds "low-entropy diet" literally in some "cure cancer" crackpot environments..
If we don't take it down to the molecular level, in terms of food combinations it would mean (as ~ in your original) "to basically eat one type of ingredient or food (organized food)".
Then of course you starve to death! ... which would definitely increase the entropy ... Ooops! :nb):smile::wink:
 
  • #297
Vanadium 50 said:
> is there a clear answer?

How would you know if there were?

I would measure absorption of 400-800nm light by any available answers. If I find one with very low absorption, then that answer is clear.
 
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nikkkom said:
I would measure absorption of 400-800nm light by any available answers. If I find one with very low absorption, then that answer is clear.
sorry, but your wavelength range is not right...
 
  • #300
Schrödinger’s cat walks into a bar and doesn’t.
 
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