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This thread features a collection of science-related jokes, puns, and humorous anecdotes, primarily focusing on physics, mathematics, and engineering concepts. The discussion includes various types of jokes, some of which are derived from literature, while others are original contributions from participants.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant shares a joke about a mathematician, a dog, and a cow, highlighting the humor in knot theory.
  • Another participant introduces a joke about Heisenberg's uncertainty principle in a romantic context.
  • Several jokes reference mathematical conventions, such as the use of epsilon in calculus, with some participants seeking clarification on the humor.
  • A joke about a communication between Americans and Canadians illustrates a humorous misunderstanding, with historical context provided by a participant.
  • Participants discuss the nature of jokes, including the structure of short jokes and the implications of scientific terminology in humor.
  • There are multiple jokes involving Heisenberg, with one participant noting the brevity of a specific version of the joke.
  • A humorous take on a scientific method is shared, with some participants expressing curiosity about the referenced group of scientists.
  • Another joke involves a metaphorical description of a woman's experience during childbirth, framed in scientific terms.

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Participants generally share jokes and humorous anecdotes without a clear consensus on any specific joke or concept. Some jokes prompt requests for clarification, indicating varying levels of understanding and appreciation for the humor presented.

Contextual Notes

Some jokes rely on specific scientific knowledge or conventions that may not be universally understood, leading to requests for explanations. The humor often hinges on wordplay and the intersection of scientific concepts with everyday situations.

Who May Find This Useful

Readers interested in science humor, particularly in physics and mathematics, may find this collection entertaining and thought-provoking.

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  • #272
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  • #273
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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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  • #286
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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  • #299
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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