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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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  • #1,711
Or Belgian jokes.
 
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  • #1,712
Belgium, man!

(Excuse my French)
 
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Demystifier said:
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Use the same method on a 3-4-5 triangle to prove that ##3 + 4 = 5##.
 
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Demystifier said:
You have to show both directions of the proof!
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gets us ##\pi=2##. Hence ##\pi = \dfrac{4+2}{2}=3##.

A fact engineers knew all the time.
 
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jack action said:
Mathematicians are an emotional bunch, while programmers are calm, soft and cuddly!:smile:
 
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Q: Lightening strikes that rear of an 800 foot long train. How long until it reaches the front of the train and kills the driver.
A: Depends on how good a conductor he is.
 
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Made me laugh. But the joke perhaps ought to be modified slightly since the conductor doesn't control the train, the engineer does.
 
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JT Smith said:
Made me laugh. But the joke perhaps ought to be modified slightly since the conductor doesn't control the train, the engineer does.
And it is easily possible, as the conductor runs through the train.
 
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Before Coronavirus:
Python:
def factorial(number):
    if(number==1):
        return 1
    else:
        return number*factorial(number-1)
After Coronavirus:
Python:
def factorial ( number ) :

    if ( number == 1 ) :

        return 1

    else :

        return number * factorial ( number - 1 )
 
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jack action said:
Before Coronavirus:
Python:
def factorial(number):
    if(number==1):
        return 1
    else:
        return number*factorial(number-1)
After Coronavirus:
Python:
def factorial ( number ) :

    if ( number == 1 ) :

        return 1

    else :

        return number * factorial ( number - 1 )
Hilarious. You could rewrite post-Corona virus factorial() to use masked variables.
 
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jack action said:
Before Coronavirus:
Python:
def factorial(number):
    if(number==1):
        return 1
    else:
        return number*factorial(number-1)
After Coronavirus:
Python:
def factorial ( number ) :

    if ( number == 1 ) :

        return 1

    else :

        return number * factorial ( number - 1 )
So that's how they write anti-virus programs!
 
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Test numbers for infection before you allow them to multiply.
 
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mfb said:
Test numbers for infection before you allow them to multiply.
C++ would be better the better mask. It can catch exceptions.
 
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WWGD said:
And my 1st world gripe: ATM, not ATM machine.
Similarly, PIN, not PIN number. :oops: -- temporarily missed your earlier post and that of @George Jones on this . . .
 
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fresh_42 said:
P stands for plaisir, not please.
When translating 'please' at the beginning of a request sentence, I tend to use 'prière de (bien vouloir)', and 's'il vous plaît' when it's (less formally) placed at the end.
 
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gotta love the bad physics of cartoons

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(courtesy of Looney Tunes)
 
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The wife, on her way home, texted to her husband:

"Can you start cooking those sausages? <3"

He cooked 2 sausages.
 
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