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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.

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  • #1,473
665 no-number/pound HAL times bracket cathedral?

- HAL 9000
- Stephansdom in Vienna.

Edit: 665, not 655
 
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mfb said:
655 no-number/pound HAL times bracket cathedral?

- HAL 9000
- Stephansdom in Vienna.
Close. With the kind of number and read differently it will be the solution.
 
  • #1,475
times 10 = 9,984984984...
Is that an infamous number?
 
  • #1,476
OEIS doesn't know 9,8,4,9,8,4,9,8. Where does that number come from?
fresh_42 said:
Close. With the kind of number and read differently it will be the solution.
No idea.
 
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mfb said:
OEIS doesn't know 9,8,4,9,8,4,9,8. Where does that number come from?No idea.
665 is a happy number, so "Happy HaL number - o(Wien)". I had no idea for "Thanksgiving".
 
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mfb said:
OEIS doesn't know 9,8,4,9,8,4,9,8. Where does that number come from?No idea.
665/666 ( Hal Worship - Helll Worship)
 
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fresh_42 said:
665 is a happy number, so "Happy HaL number - o(Wien)". I had no idea for "Thanksgiving".
Well I didn't know of happy numbers!
 
  • #1,480
Lots of jokes about the Tesla Cybertruck look out there. Here's the mathematician's version:

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If all snowflakes are different, does this mean it's impossible for snowmen to have identical twins?
 
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Today's SMBC .
I could rip the image, but then you wouldn't get to read the mouseover popup and click the red button.
 
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Of course, if you replace "badness" with "prices", that's describing inflation. "Inflation is falling" means prices are still rising, but the second derivative of prices is negative. But they never present it like that.
 
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lion king
 
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jack action said:
I want to kiss you 6! times

fresh_42 said:
That was actually my first thought: 6! together with the question: where else would it make sense?
Or
I! want to kiss you 6 times.
 
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I bought some ediable molecular models for the holidays!

This is the hydrogen set:

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  • #1,490
It's mixed with air. Careful, it is explosive.
 
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Theory is when you know everything but nothing works.

Practice is when everything works but no one knows why.

In our lab, theory and practice are combined:

Nothing works and no one knows why.​
 
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jack action said:
Nothing works and no one knows why.
If we knew what we are doing, it wouldn't be research.
 
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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is.
 
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There are two types of physicists: mathematicians and blacksmiths.

... run and cover ... (it was only a quote) ...
 
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fresh_42 said:
There are two types of physicists: mathematicians and blacksmiths.
Now you've opened that door...

There are 10 types of mathematicians: those who understand binary, and those who don't.

Comment: this is a rare example of a joke that only works in writing, and fails when spoken. Often it's the other way around.
 
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DrGreg said:
There are 10 types of mathematicians: those who understand binary, and those who don't.
I thought there were 10 types - those that understand ternary, those that don't, and those that thought this was going to be a joke about binary.

(Which caused somebody upthread to comment that he thought he saw an inductive proof that there are infinitely many jokes of this form, and that life would never be dull...)
 
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Yes the door is opened,
As they were discussing, the binary-ist and the ternary-ist agreed to disagree if 10 was company or a crowd.
 
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It is that time of year again:

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jack action said:
It is that time of year again.
Oh dear, that means I'll have to rearrange this equation yet again.$$
y = \frac{1}{r^2} \ln \left( \frac{X}{m} - sa\right)
$$
 
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