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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
  • Familiarity with Heisenberg's uncertainty principle
  • Basic knowledge of topology and topological invariants
  • Awareness of mathematical humor and its conventions
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  • #991
I'm sure that someone can help.

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  • #992
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:rolleyes::rolleyes:
 

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  • #993
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  • #994
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  • #995
I think every strong claim needs data...
 
  • #996
mfb said:
I think every strong claim needs data...
I think every claim needs data...
 
  • #997
What is the difference between a philosopher and a mathematician?
To work, the mathematician needed paper, a pencil and a wastepaper basket.
The philosopher does not need the basket ...
 
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  • #998
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  • #999
Mathematics was much easier when the numbers had not yet aligned with the letters.
 
  • #1,000
That is chemistry.
C2H6O etc.
 
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  • #1,002
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  • #1,004
Wrichik Basu said:
It has been posted before in this thread. :wink:
Yeah, it's post #661. But I think it's good enough for a repeat. :smile:
 
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  • #1,006
Astronomers will get this one ...

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  • #1,007
nuuskur said:
I sang the lyrics as I read them :DD
He'd like to wear a rainbow every day?
 
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  • #1,008
collinsmark said:
Yeah, it's post #661. But I think it's good enough for a repeat. :smile:
You searched through all the pages to find that out? :eek:
 
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  • #1,009
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  • #1,010
I've seen a couple of PF threads where that could have been helpful. :oldtongue:
 
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  • #1,011
I must say that learning the fluid dynamics of flight didn't actually convince me it wasn't magic...
 
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  • #1,012
Based on the sktech, for some reason, there is significantly more important magic at work on the right wing, but not on the left wing.
 
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  • #1,013
I think it says wing tip magic is more important than wing flap magic.
 
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nuuskur said:
Based on the sktech, for some reason, there is significantly more important magic at work on the right wing, but not on the left wing.
not so much the right rather than the left wing, but the leading edge of the wing compared to the trailing edge :wink:
Bandersnatch said:
I think it says wing tip magic is more important than wing flap magic.

exactly
 
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  • #1,015
Bandersnatch said:
I think it says wing tip magic is more important than wing flap magic.
Which one is Bernoulli? :wink:
 
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  • #1,016
My knowledge of general relativity is so immense* that it has collapsed into a black hole inside my brain. The knowledge density may be infinite at the singularity, but since the knowledge can't get out of the hole, I can't access it with the rest of my brain.

* It's not.
 
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  • #1,017
Ibix said:
I must say that learning the fluid dynamics of flight didn't actually convince me it wasn't magic...

Paraphrasing Arthur C. Clark, "Technology, sufficiently advanced, is indistinguishable from magic.
 
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  • #1,018
Klystron said:
Paraphrasing Arthur C. Clark, "Technology, sufficiently advanced, is indistinguishable from magic.
The corollary: science that is distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
 
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  • #1,020
I'd give my right arm for a parboiled chicken right now.
Try to avoid overcooking your hand.
 
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