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The discussion revolves around a collection of science-related jokes and humorous anecdotes shared among forum members. A notable joke features a mathematician with a dog and a cow who are claimed to be knot theorists, leading to a playful exchange with a bartender. Other jokes include puns related to physics, such as Heisenberg's uncertainty principle and light-hearted takes on mathematical concepts. The conversation also touches on the nature of humor in science, with members explaining the nuances of certain jokes, particularly those involving mathematical notation. Additionally, there are references to classic jokes that have circulated over the years, illustrating how humor can bridge complex scientific ideas with everyday life. Overall, the thread highlights the community's appreciation for clever wordplay and the joy of sharing science humor.
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circle around their star

Ellipse, technically... :wink:
 
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... that the tilt is back in place, actually.
 
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I would have posted this as a joke, if ...

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... it wasn't so wrong. So let's make it a quiz:

Who can find the error?
 
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fresh_42 said:
I would have posted this as a joke, if ...

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... it wasn't so wrong. So let's make it a quiz:

Who can find the error?
1744? By which time Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit had been dead for nearly a decade?
 
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jbriggs444 said:
1744? By which time Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit had been dead for nearly a decade?
Very good! Two more mistakes, but still not the one I was thinking of.
 
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fresh_42 said:
Very good! Two more mistakes, but still not the one I was thinking of.
The Fahrenheit scale was not refined to its modern definition until 1776?
Or the reversal of the Celsius scale in 1743?
 
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jbriggs444 said:
The Fahrenheit scale was not refined to its modern definition until 1776?
Or the reversal of the Celsius scale in 1743?
The latter, yes.
However, unlike the modern Celsius scale, Celsius assigned a value of 0 °C to the boiling point of water and a value of 100 °C to the freezing point. The modern Celsius scale, in which the boiling point of water is assigned the value 100 °C and the freezing point is assigned the value 0 °C, was introduced by Carl von Linné, a friend of Celsius, shortly after his death in 1744.
 
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What is it with the USA using Fahrenheit, where a temperature of 100 is defined, as that inside a cow.
 
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I saw the photo and immediately thought Newton.
 
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fresh_42 said:
Who can find the error?
Also, he was 42, not 43 at his death.
 
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jack action said:
Also, he was 42, not 43 at his death.
Numerically however, the math works out that way; Zero-based versus One-based.
 
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Baluncore said:
What is it with the USA using Fahrenheit, where a temperature of 100 is defined, as that inside a cow.
What if the cow has fever?
 
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I believe that book was peer-reviewed, but not by scientists.
 
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Baluncore said:
I believe that book was peer-reviewed, but not by scientists.
But if it was given by God … who was the peer? 🤔
 
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(Just a quick reminder to avoid religious topics at PF, even in the humor threads. Thanks) :wink:
 
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Orodruin said:
But if it was given by God … who was the peer? 🤔
Why God never got tenure:
  1. He had only one major publication.
  2. It wasn't published in a peer-reviewed journal.
  3. Some even doubt that he wrote it himself.
 
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berkeman said:
Michael Collins is the only human, living or dead, not contained in the frame of this picture.
That was only until his name was placed at the start of the top line.
 
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Are physics jokes funny?

The answer is relative.
 
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berkeman said:
Can I be pedantic? (As anything stopped me before?)

This is of course only true of the people born at the time (I, for one, am not in this picture).
 
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DrClaude said:
(I, for one, am not in this picture).
Your atoms are...
 
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pinball1970 said:
I just got this! Also, are sure this is not your door??
I would have pinned that ...

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... on my door.

(Sorry, it's German and also only understandable for Asterix fans. Maybe some will get the pun and laugh anyway.)
 
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collinsmark said:
Supernova

(Source: https://xkcd.com/2878)
Mind you, the distance below which billions die is perhaps 3 ticks from the origin.
This is astronomers we're talking about.
 
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Schrödinger's dumpster.
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The sad thing is, people thinking these stupid order-of-operations questions are "math."
 
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gmax137 said:
The sad thing is, people thinking these stupid order-of-operations questions are "math."

I found that one hillarious because it is a spoof of the order-of-operations questions. Rather clever actually. The answer really is 5!
 
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D'oh. Thanks for helping me see!
 
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On the topic of internet conversations:

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