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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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  • Conceptual clarification
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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.

  • #331
How do differential geometers say hello to each other?

Good Fibrations!

 
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  • #332
(True Story) I was always worried that I would do something that would break or ruin our first child (I had zero child rearing or child care experience). So when my spouse got pregnant with our second child, I asked if we could name her Backup. You know... just in case something went wrong with the first one.

She vetoed the name.
 
  • #333
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  • #334
davenn said:
A bit old, but Cn is a good choice. Only the weight is a little too high.
 
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  • #335
mfb said:
I guess the name is not a coincidence.

A distaraptor would walk a lot, and a timeraptor (tempusraptor?) would have a long life?
... and the ratio is implied to be [defined as] the 'Standard Dinosaur Ratio' ...
Basic science, indeed!
 
  • #336
Stavros Kiri said:
... and the ratio is implied to be [defined as] the 'Standard Dinosaur Ratio' ...
If I'd ever used the CGS system of units, I could probably make some joke about dynosaurs. But I never did, so I can't.
 
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  • #337
DINosaurs? They all have a standard size!
 
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  • #338
Lets call it science study :wink:

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  • #339
mfb said:
The periodic table
Here's another one:
 
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  • #340
davenn said:
Lets call it science study :wink:

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Its yellow-brown color fits the designation "low-grade paper."
 
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  • #341
Old, but not in this thread yet:

How can you tell the difference between a chemist and a plumber?

Ask them to pronounce "unionized".

Alternatively:
Ask them for Avogadro's number and see if they start looking through their contact list.
 
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  • #342
mfb said:
How can you tell the difference between a chemist and a plumber?

Ask them to pronounce "unionized".
So how would each pronounce it?

Oh, un-ionized vs. union-ized?
 
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  • #343
EnumaElish said:
Oh, un-ionized vs. union-ized?
Exactly
 
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  • #344
mfb said:
How can you tell the difference between a chemist and a plumber?
Which made me remember...

In chemistry class I met a girl who initially made me very tired. Her name was Ann Esthesia. I thought she was pretty, even though she had a mole. I gave her a necklace and waited for the chain reaction. Now I think we have a good relationship; it seems solid.
 
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  • #345
DennisN said:
... it seems solid.
Probably because you are laughing your gas off all the time.
 
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  • #346
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  • #347
yikes hahaha
 
  • #348
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  • #349
jobyts said:
What do we want? TIME MACHINES!
When do we want them? DOESN'T MATTER!
:oldlaugh: Hilarious!
 
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  • #350
Math was easy in the Roman empire. x was always 10.
 
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  • #352
mfb said:
But what was y?
On the milk boxes - for missing letters. Possibly taken hostage by foreign names.
 
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  • #353
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  • #354
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  • #355
mfb said:
A distaraptor would walk a lot, and a timeraptor (tempusraptor?) would have a long life?
It's time for philosoraptor to participate in this thread...
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EDIT: Bonusraptor, not science, but too funny not to share here, IMO:
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  • #356
If we fix the definition of sunset to a particular point (bottom/center/top of the sun touches the horizon or something similar), there should be regions close to the pole where the sun does indeed set in the East, to be observed at most once per year.
 
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  • #357
sounds about right :smile:

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  • #358
A neutrino walks through the bar...
 
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  • #359
PF profile:

Age: "-38"

Birth date: May 1, 2055

Occupation: historian, time traveller

Favourite area of science: Relativity, time travel etc.

Hobbies-interests: time slip, teleportation, time spa, history of early 21st century ... etc.
(i.e. the usual)
 
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  • #360
Stavros Kiri said:
PF profile:

Age: "-38"

Birth date: May 1, 2055

Occupation: historian, time traveller

Favourite area of science: Relativity, time travel etc.

Hobbies-interests: time slip, teleportation, time spa, history of early 21st century ... etc.
(i.e. the usual)
You've said that before, in 2029!
 
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