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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.

  • #361
DrGreg said:
You've said that before, in 2029!
Ouoooops! time slip ...
 
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  • #362
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)
Nobody wished me Happy Birthday! :nb)
Wait! I haven't been born yet!

Anyway, I am leaving now. After checking out 2001 "spectacles" ... I'm going "back to the future" ... Bye! ...
 
  • #363
DrGreg said:
You've said that before, in 2029!

hahaha ... great response :smile:
 
  • #364
fresh_42 said:
Math was easy in the Roman empire. x was always 10.
mfb said:
But what was y?
There was only one [geopolitical] variable in the Roman empire: 'Roman Power'. And it was always a 10.
 
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  • #365
fresh_42 said:
Math was easy in the Roman empire. x was always 10.
But how could ##X## be constant if ##V## was 5? A paradox.
 
  • #366
V then would have to be a function, not a variable. E.g. V(X) = 1/2 X ["domain of X" = D = {10} ]
 
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  • #367
Why were ##p_x## and ##x## cited by the traffic cop?

They were caught driving together in the commuter lane.
 
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  • #368
kuruman said:
Why were ##p_x## and ##x## cited by the traffic cop?

They were caught driving together in the commuter lane.
Was it a quantum cop?
 
  • #369
DrGreg said:
But how could ##X## be constant if ##V## was 5? A paradox.
##V(t) = DX(t)## but ##t##empus fugit, ergo ##V = DX =## dividere ##X##:

dX.jpg
 
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  • #370
fresh_42 said:
ergo ##V = DX##
5 = 510? Another paradox.
 
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  • #371
V II = X, if we skip multiplication signs between numbers.
 
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  • #372
DrGreg said:
5 = 510? Another paradox.
That's because these idiots killed Archimedes. No wonder they couldn't differentiate!
 
  • #373
mfb said:
V II = X, if we skip multiplication signs between numbers.
Thus 7 = 10. Another paradox!
 
  • #374
Stavros Kiri said:
Thus 7 = 10. Another paradox!
##1\,0## can be any number greater than ##1##. :biggrin:
 
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  • #375
fresh_42 said:
##1\,0## can be any number greater than ##1##. :biggrin:
Proof?
 
  • #376
mfb said:
V II = X, if we skip multiplication signs between numbers.
And if we don't skip multiplication signs ##515 = LXV = L \times V = 50 \times 5 = 250##
DrGreg said:
But how could ##X## be constant if ##V## was 5? A paradox.
Roman accelerations were also constant:$$a = v \frac {dv}{dx} = 5 \cdot \frac {505}{510} \approx 4.95$$

And one more: ##2 = ii = i^2 = -1##.
 
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  • #377
fresh_42 said:
##1\,0## can be any number greater than ##1##.
Stavros Kiri said:
Proof?
##1\;0=1\cdot b^1 + 0 \cdot b^0## and now chose a basis ##b>1## of your choice.
 
  • #378
fresh_42 said:
##1\;0=1\cdot b^1 + 0 \cdot b^0## and now chose a basis ##b>1## of your choice.
Then always 2 = 3 = ... = 10 = etc. , and we don't need Roman power anymore!
Is that why the Roman empire fell?
 
  • #379
DrGreg said:
And one more: ##2 = ii = i^2 = -1##.
3 = iii = -i = -1?
 
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  • #380
If a mole is Avogadro's number, what's a guacamole?

Avocado's number.
 
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  • #381
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  • #382
Another time-traveller joke (visitor of PF):
Birth date: May 1, 2050
Occupation: Time cop
...

1st post: where did that phony historian time-traveller go?
 
  • #383
A clown hurled a pie at another clown's face whereupon both clowns vanished. Why?

They had a face difference of one pie.
 
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  • #385
Why did the electron spin skip attending this year's 95th anniversary gala celebration of the Stern-Gerlach experiment?

It wasn't up for it.
 
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  • #386
Stavros Kiri said:
How soft and "micro" was the apple?
Or should I say "How "micro" and soft was the apple?" ? (to be understood better ... :wink:)

[I didn't want to have made it that obvious, ... that's why I flipped the order. (See also davenn's original)]
 
  • #387
I'm thinking about starting a club, The Black Hole Club, anyone want to join?
We have some rules:
  1. When you approach the club, you must set your watch to tick at a slower rate.
  2. What goes on beyond the event horizon stays beyond the event horizon.
  3. Rule number 3 is you do not talk about what goes on beyond the event horizon.
  4. You must cut off all your hair and we will charge you for this.
  5. You can not leave. If you try, we will disintegrate you into radiation.
Any other rule that may fit the club?
 
  • #388
DennisN said:
Any other rule that may fit the club?

Rules 4 and 5 could be modified to be less intimidating. Mandatory haircuts and the specter of disintegration will not attract prospective members which is what this club is all about.
 
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  • #390
DennisN said:
I'm thinking about starting a club, The Black Hole Club, anyone want to join?
If I would want to invest in your club will I get my interest as black money radiation?
 
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