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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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  • Understanding of knot theory and the Jones polynomial
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  • #541
Borg said:
What's an Astronormer?
An astronomer who looks at planets, moons, stars and nebulas, but refer to them as "just various celestial objects"?
 
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  • #542
Borg said:
What's an Astronormer? :confused:
Not sure. Either those you deal with
$$
R_{\mu \nu} - \frac{1}{2}g_{\mu \nu} R = \kappa T_{\mu \nu}
$$
or those who deal with

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  • #543
Borg said:
What's an Astronormer? :confused:
hahaha good catch
I didn't notice the typo :-p
 
  • #544
An astronormer makes the distance to all objects equal to 1.

Good for asteroid defense, bad for supernovae.
 
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  • #545
Wouldn't that be if they filmed Cheers in space.
A different actor though, not the same Norm.
He would be an Astro-Norm-er
:woot:
 
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  • #546
Borg said:
What's an Astronormer? :confused:
Now the physicists definitely went too far with their renormalization mania.
 
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  • #547
256bits said:
Wouldn't that be if they filmed Cheers in space.
A different actor though, not the same Norm.
He would be an Astro-Norm-er
:woot:
There are similarities:
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  • #548
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  • #549
A couple of more...
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  • #550
I know an interesting limerick about time travel:

There was a young lady of Whight,
She traveled much faster than light.
She traveled one day,
In a relative way,
And arrived on the previous night.

(Relative way refers to relativity)
 
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  • #551
Ok, time for limericking... :smile:

I once got a cat from Comox
he liked to play inside my socks
he wanted to run
but physics is fun
I bought him a poisonous box
 
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  • #552
A mathematical limerick that I've posted before (in another thread)...
DrGreg said:
## (12 + 144 + 20 ##
## + 3\sqrt{4} )##
## \div 7 ##
## + 5 \times 11 ##​
## = 9^2 + 0 ##​

A dozen, a gross, and a score
Plus three times the square root of four
Divided by seven
Plus five times eleven​
Is nine squared and not a bit more.​
By Leigh Mercer
 
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  • #553
A: "What is the integral of 1/cabin?"

B: "log cabin."

A: "Nope, houseboat--you forgot the C."
 
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  • #554
"God exists because arithmetic is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it." (André Weil)
 
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  • #555
A student turned to John von Neumann: "Excuse me, Professor von Neumann, could you help me with this analysis problem?" Von Neumann: "Well, if it's fast, I'm very busy." Student: "I'm having trouble with this integral." Von Neumann: "Show me. ... Ah, the result is ##\frac {2} {5} \pi##". Student: "I know, but I do not understand how to get it." Von Neumann: "Well, let me see again. ... The answer is ##\frac {2} {5} \pi##". "Student (annoyed):" Yes, I know the answer, but I do not know how to derive it!" Von Neumann: "What do you want, I have now calculated it in two different ways!"
 
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  • #556
with all the strong solar activity at the moment, thought this would be appropriate :smile:

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  • #557
Earth.

Yes, I know, mostly harmless and its inhabitants worship small colorful printed papers.
But have you ever seen it as a cloud chamber, which is populated by lifeforms who get excited when bombarded with high energy particles?
 
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  • #558
fresh_42 said:
Earth.

Yes, I know, mostly harmless and its inhabitants worship small colorful printed papers.
But have you ever seen it as a cloud chamber, which is populated by lifeforms who get excited when bombarded with high energy particles?
That's probably because it gives rise to free spectacles and ... they save "small colorful printed papers"! ...
 
  • #559
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  • #563
Hawksteinman said:
I don't see anything wrong with those?
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  • #564
Ivan Samsonov said:
Why? I don't get it.
It's from a similar slogan ...
Bandersnatch said:
Hawksteinman was just kidding (or at least I hope so! ...)
 
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  • #565
Bandersnatch said:

Thanks :D

It's 1:40 in the morning here my brain is tired LOL

Now what about the square root one [emoji23]
 
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  • #566
Hawksteinman said:
Now what about the square root one
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Don't worry about it, it's zero.
 
  • #567
Stavros Kiri said:
Don't worry about it, it's zero.

Only if x=3 though?
 
  • #568
Hawksteinman said:
I don't see anything wrong with those?
Ivan Samsonov said:
Why? I don't get it.
And 2 puppies just died. :cry:

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  • #569
Hawksteinman said:
Only if x=3 though?
The equations are true only for x=0.
 
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