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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.

  • #61
Oh, look a science joke thread. I love a good science joke, but no one understands whenever I tell them :(

This joke is an exceptionally corny joke I read while studying math:

A: What is the integral of 1/cabin?
B: "Log cabin"
A: Nope--house boat. You for got the "C".
 
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  • #62
Greg Bernhardt said:
Found this in my wallet!
Did you also find a red pen?
 
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  • #63
mfb said:
Did you also find a red pen?
ha ha ha :biggrin:
 
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  • #64
ProfuselyQuarky said:
This joke is an exceptionally corny joke I read while studying math:

A: What is the integral of 1/cabin?
B: "Log cabin"
A: Nope--house boat. You for got the "C".

Don't forget your d \mathrm{cabin}. :wink:
 
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  • #65
Haha, right :smile:

So what dwelling place would that represent? :biggrin:
 
  • #66
ProfuselyQuarky said:
Haha, right :smile:

So what dwelling place would that represent? :biggrin:
Right. "C" is pronounced "sea." :smile:
 
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  • #67
Steven Hawking threw a party for time travelers. Nobody showed up, as he sent the invitations a year after.
 
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  • #68
What's your favorite science pun/joke? Just 4 the lolz...

Source:http://www.inorganicventures.com/fun-chemists

So...

Q:
What did the scientist say when he found 2 isotopes of helium?
A: HeHe
 
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  • #69
Knock Knock
Who's There
Doctor
 
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  • #70
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  • #71
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  • #72
of course that is something you NEVER tell a woman, specially during an argument ! :wink::smile:
 
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  • #74
Psinter said:
Pun based:

Source

hahaha good one :smile:
 
  • #75
An economist, an engineer and a physicist are talking about women. The issue is what is better - to have a wife or to have a mistress?
- economist: It's better to have a mistress. It's cheaper and it leaves you more freedom.
- engineer: No, it's better to have a wife. It makes your life more stable.
- physicist: No, the best is to have both. You tell the mistress that you are with your wife, and tell the wife that you are with your mistress, so you have the whole day to be alone and do physics.
 
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  • #76
ProfuselyQuarky said:
Oh, look a science joke thread. I love a good science joke, but no one understands whenever I tell them :(

This joke is an exceptionally corny joke I read while studying math:

A: What is the integral of 1/cabin?
B: "Log cabin"
A: Nope--house boat. You for got the "C".
I didn't get this.
 
  • #77
DennisN said:
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I fell off the sofa laughing. Really.
 
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  • #78
a couple of chemistry related ones

caffeine and chocolate.jpg
girl - new element.jpg

Dave
 
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  • #79
ProfuselyQuarky said:
A: What is the integral of 1/cabin?
B: "Log cabin"
A: Nope--house boat. You for got the "C".

EnumaElish said:
I didn't get this.

\int \frac{d \mathrm{cabin}}{\mathrm{cabin}} = \log(\mathrm{cabin}) + C

It relies, in part, on the fact that when spoken in English, the letter "C" is pronounced the same as "sea."
 
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  • #80
i liked this, posted at mathoverflow (for topologists): apologies if you have heard it before.

Q: what do you get when you cross an elephant with a chicken?

A: The trivial elephant bundle on a chicken.please lavinia, surely you appreciate this joke.
 
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  • #82
Funniest_Memes_sorry-i-couldn-t-resist_18340.jpe
 
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  • #83
fresh_42 said:
There is another joke which became viral in the 90's with the internet getting more and more popular.

Americans: "Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision."
Canadians: "Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision."
Americans: "This is the captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course."
Canadians: "No, I say again, you divert YOUR course."
Americans: "THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, THE SECOND LARGEST SHIP IN THE UNITED STATES' ATLANTIC FLEET. WE ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THREE DESTROYERS, THREE CRUISERS AND NUMEROUS SUPPORT VESSELS. I DEMAND THAT YOU CHANGE YOUR COURSE 15 DEGREES NORTH. THAT'S ONE-FIVE DEGREES NORTH, OR COUNTER MEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP."
Canadians: "This is a lighthouse. Your call."

Usually it's been commentated as being 'real'. Actually the joke dates back to the 30's and whether it's real or not cannot be said anymore. Someone once replied to an anecdote I told him: "I doubt it's true. However, the point is: It could be true."

There is a pro quality Youtube video of this. That's where I first heard it. (The lighthouse is Irish.)
 
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  • #86
I was going to make a joke about sodium, but Na ...
 
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  • #87
jim mcnamara said:
I was going to make a joke about sodium, but Na ...
On TV here they show a lot of manganese animations.
 
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  • #88
jim mcnamara said:
I was going to make a joke about sodium, but Na ...
Well, Oxygen Potassium, then...
 
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  • #89
:smile: Oxygen went on a date with Potassium. It was OK.
But I thought Oxygen was with Magnesium! OMG!
At first Oxygen asked out Nitrogen, but Nitrogen was all like "NO!"
So Oxygen had that double bond with the Hydrogen twins...
If I didn't know any better, I'd say someone was a HO, but Sodium Hypobromite always told me "NaBrO! Don't spread rumors!"
 
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  • #90
Pepper Mint said:
At first Oxygen asked out Nitrogen, but Nitrogen was all like "NO!"
So nitrogen accepted to bond with oxygen?
 
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