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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.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

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.

  • #3,151
jack action said:
There are more hydrogen atoms in a single molecule of water than there are stars in the Solar System.
One molecule only has two hydrogen atoms. A drop of water contains many more.
 
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  • #3,152
Baluncore said:
One molecule only has two hydrogen atoms. A drop of water contains many more.
Are you sure you didn't miss the point of the joke?
 
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  • #3,153
strangerep said:
Are you sure you didn't miss the point of the joke?
No.
 
  • #3,154
strangerep said:
Are you sure you didn't miss the point of the joke?
Baluncore said:
No.
<counts negatives on fingers>
 
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  • #3,155
From Facebook today:

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  • #3,156
berkeman said:
From Facebook today:
Maybe @chemisttree should consider switching their avatar...? :smile:
 
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  • #3,157
A Fourier transform contrasted with Courier transform:

Courier Transform.jpg
 
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  • #3,158
George Jones said:
A Fourier transform contrasted with Courier transform:
It is often wrongly assumed, that the shift theorem also applies to the courier transform.

The two transforms are closely related mathematically.
The courier transform takes the 3D spatial harmonics of the rectangular package, then convolutes the package, to remove high frequency spatial harmonics. If the process is repeated, it will finally approximate a sphere, defined only by the fundamentals in the 3 dimensions.
 
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  • #3,159
Here is a surreal transform.

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... run and hide ...
 
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  • #3,160
George Jones said:
A Fourier transform contrasted with Courier transform:
I thought it was this:

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  • #3,161
DrGreg said:
I thought it was this:

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Now I get it! That's why people talked so much about Arielle Black! They thought it was time for new Romans.
 
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  • #3,162
Was she the daughter of Omar Serif?
 
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  • #3,163
gmax137 said:
Was she the daughter of Omar Serif?
Who knows? Before you could count 1-2-3 she flew away on her Wingdings.
(sounds better in German where "dings "= thingy)
 
  • #3,164
I was going to post about people who ding other cars but I'll pass for now... :olduhh:
 
  • #3,165
My wife said: "I have no idea how the science behind human cloning works."

I said: "That makes two of us."
 
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  • #3,166
Howling Wolf has struck again!
 
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  • #3,167
Baluncore said:
One molecule only has two hydrogen atoms. A drop of water contains many more.
Did we ... did we resolve this?

There are indeed more hydrogen atoms in a molecule of water than stars in the entire solar system.
 
  • #3,168
DaveC426913 said:
There are indeed more hydrogen atoms in a molecule of water than stars in the entire solar system.
Well, uhm, is the question of Nemesis really decided, yet?
 
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  • #3,171
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  • #3,172
From FB today:

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  • #3,174
BillTre said:
But its the night time that counts!
Yes. The astronomer's day is the night!
 
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Maybe I'm Quantum Physics.jpg
 
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  • #3,176
Baluncore said:
If they were extant, you would still not hear them pee, because reptiles and birds do not pee. They have a cloaca, and so produce a paste, not a liquid, as is evidenced by coprolites.
I have been pissed on by geckos.
 
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Hornbein said:
I have been pissed on by geckos.
Uh ... I wouldn't brag about it if I were you. :oldlaugh:
 
  • #3,179
Gravity is one of the fundamental forces in the universe.

Without it, you get gravy.
 
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  • #3,180
jack action said:
Gravity is one of the fundamental forces in the universe.

Without it, you get gravy.
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