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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.

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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.

  • #1,231
Ibix said:
The problem with cat boxing is that both cats are always KO'd and not KO'd at the same time.

Yeah, Refereeing such a fight would be hard: do you ring the bell, or Not ring the bell. (I guess that might possibly depend on whether Pavlov had been working in the building or not)

Edit: And are they actually KO'ed or did they just curl up for mutual naps?
 
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  • #1,232
Steelwolf said:
Yeah, Refereeing such a fight would be hard: do you ring the bell, or Not ring the bell. (I guess that might possibly depend on whether Pavlov had been working in the building or not)

Very many people know about Pavlov's dogs and Schrödinger's cat.
But few people know about the infamous Pavlov-Schrödinger Dog & Cat experiment (PSDC):
  1. First you condition a dog to eat cats when you ring a bell (yeah, I know it's cruel, but it's for science).
  2. Then you take a radioactive substance, a bell device, a dog and a cat and put them in a box.
  3. When one atom in the radioactive substance decays, the bell device gets activated and rings the bell.
We don't know when the decay will happen and we won't know what happens until we open the box.
Now the question is: are both the dog (hungry/fed) and cat (alive/dead) in superposition?

It's a little combination of psychology and physics :smile:.
 
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What if you open the box and the dog is dead but there are TWO cats? Try Boxing day all over, or what?

Of course, with the one experiment you Do have to be careful that the 'feed cats' are far enough from the sound of the bell that they are not habituated to hearing the bell and then dying screams shrieks yells and general cussing that happens in a cat-dog confrontation, (no matter which of em is dying), lest the cats hear the bell and are prepared for the worst, or ready to run. Of course, some try to nap and are just eaten, but hey that is science for ya!
 
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  • #1,234
Here was a 3 week run, the short blades the blade themselves are 18 inches long, fer scale
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Whoops, Wrong Forum...sigh oh well, this is what I used to do fer a living before the neck rebuild, back then I was edgy and quick to point out both sides, was frequently to the point and most people could not handle my forte' for there is no guard while I pommel one time and time again with sword puns. Of course, Some swords had a little wiggle room, but most were straight, to the point and deadly real.
 
  • #1,236
a|dog hungy>|cat alive> + b|dog fed>|cat dead> + c|dog dead>|cat alive> where a,b,c are complex coefficients and |a|2+|b|2+|c|2=1
 
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  • #1,237
So the answer for one cat into one dog equals one turd?
 
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Steelwolf said:
Schroedinger...Isn't he the guy what invented Cat Boxing? That's just mean, making cats fight like that: standing upright, paws sheathed and no ear-biting allowed...just plain un-natural.

what, like this ? …..

cat boxing.jpg
 
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  • #1,242
Yes Davenn, that is a great picture of kittens practicing Cat Boxing, note, they do not have the 16 gram gloves!
 
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davenn said:
in memory of that awesome day 50 years ago today 20 July 1969
We are now Friday, July 19, 2019 23:35 UTC and the landing was on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC.

You may be sipping your morning coffee in Australia, but I'm not even ready to go for bed, as it is July 19 19:35 here!
 
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jack action said:
You may be sipping your morning coffee in Australia, but I'm not even ready to go for bed, as it is July 19 19:35 here!
almost lunchtime sat 20th here :smile:
 
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jack action said:
We are now Friday, July 19, 2019 23:35 UTC and the landing was on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC.
Apollo in real time (+50 years)
 
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  • #1,249
Bandersnatch said:
I've seen a similar proof that horses have an infinite number of legs:

Horses have two legs at the back and forelegs at the front, making six legs in total. That is an odd number of legs for a horse, but is an even number. The only number which is both odd and even is infinity, so horses have an infinite number of legs.

Similarly, Julius Caesar had an infinite number of arms. He was forewarned of the Ides of March. Forewarned is forearmed, and four arms is an odd number of arms for a man. The proof proceeds as above.
 
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  • #1,250
The word play :D "odd" number of legs has multiple meanings :D
 
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  • #1,252
uh huh ...

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  • #1,255
The oldest computer can be traced back to Adam & Eve.

Surprise, surprise, it was an Apple.

But with extremely limited memory.

Just 1 byte.

Then everything crashed.
 
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Geologists have uncovered the world's oldest piece of bread. It was found deep in the Earth's crust.
 
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  • #1,260
A good (world saving) reason to switch to liquor or wine!
 

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