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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.

  • #1,261
fresh_42 said:
Beer contains CO2? We'd better drink it all before it contributes to climate change...
 
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  • #1,262
Ibix said:
Beer contains CO2? We'd better drink it all before it contributes to climate change...
The original joke was sharper, but I was unsecure how much black humor is allowed on PF.
 
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  • #1,263
Coincidence?
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Prometheoarchaeum syntrophicum
vs.
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Flying Spaghetti Monster

Random Similarity or Something Deeper?
 
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  • #1,264
Ibix said:
Beer contains CO2? We'd better drink it all before it contributes to climate change...
Humano-gastric sequestration of CO2.

But only for an hour at a time...
 
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  • #1,265
Excellent 3 minute geo-engineering video:

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2019/0...olve-climate-change-totally-****-over-planet/
(You will have to undo PF's family friendlyfication of the URL.)
 
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  • #1,266
Keith_McClary said:
(You will have to undo PF's family friendlyfication of the URL.)
A case where avoiding it is perfectly fine: Link to the video
 
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  • #1,267
That is Quite the Satire site, got to love it! Save a Tree, Eat a Beaver!
 
  • #1,268
Keith_McClary said:
(You will have to undo PF's family friendlyfication of the URL.)
Yeah
I tried XXX 'ng out the words "climate change. Didn't work.
Tried replacing the **** with *0*0*0 - which is really family lovey dovey friendly - didn't work either.

solution finale - brute force URL.
Nice video.
 
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  • #1,270
PiTip.jpg
 
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  • #1,271
I wonder if electronic transactions could handle the 0.159... of a cent he's shorting them with that total?
 
  • #1,272
Pi day is just a fake holiday created by math companies to sell more math.
 
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  • #1,273
jack action said:
Pi day is just a fake holiday created by math companies to sell more math.
Unfortunately it appears to have resulted in a multiplicative increase in sales from zero.

The cynic in me wonders how long it'll be before Hallmark (or whoever) start selling circular cards with a picture of a pie on them saying happy "pie" day...
 
  • #1,275
I'm going to petition for a holiday to commemorate the day Pi finally got its commemorative day.
 
  • #1,276
And before we drift off the topic of recursion, I'm going to seize the rare opportunity to post my artistic tribute to Douglas Hofstadter:

Hofstadters-Law.png
 
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  • #1,277
DaveC426913 said:
I'm going to petition for a holiday to commemorate the day Pi finally got its commemorative day.
I like this plan, especially taken to the obvious extreme.
 
  • #1,278
Ibix said:
I like this plan, especially taken to the obvious extreme.
As long as nobody starts a recursion thread. :nb)
 
  • #1,279
Borg said:
As long as nobody starts a recursion thread. :nb)
I think I did once do a joke on recursion, citing the same post as a source.

Edit: here.
 
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  • #1,280
Ibix said:
I think I did once do a joke on recursion, citing the same post as a source.

Edit: here.
Please do not. Recursion makes my head hurt. Makes my head hurt. Head Hurt. Hurt...
 
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Klystron said:
Please do not. Recursion makes my head hurt. Makes my head hurt. Head Hurt. Hurt...
The good thing about headaches caused by recursion is that there's a rather elegant way to clear them up using just one analgesic...
 
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Quantum instead of Newtonian.jpg
 
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  • #1,283
Ibix said:
Edit: here.
That looks so much more exactly the same !
 
  • #1,284
Ibix said:
The good thing about headaches caused by recursion is that there's a rather elegant way to clear them up using just one analgesic...
You mean something like: if nLoopCount > 1,000,000 then throw exception ASA?
 
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  • #1,285
"It's like déjà vu all over again."
- Yogi Berra
 
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  • #1,286
First ever high resolution image of an exoplanet!
TrES-2 = Kepler 1-b
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  • #1,287
Computer enhanced:
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autocorrect.jpg
 
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