Collection of Science Jokes P2

  • Thread starter Thread starter Greg Bernhardt
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Jokes Science
Click For Summary

Discussion Overview

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.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Conceptual clarification
  • Debate/contested

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.

  • #2,191
kuruman said:
Which, of course, implies that 95 = NaN in SI.
I suspect that 0+"95p" probably does equal NaN in Javascript...
 
Physics news on Phys.org
  • #2,192
1618774286822.jpeg
 
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: PhDeezNutz, atyy, DennisN and 1 other person
  • #2,193
1618774338386.jpeg
 
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: EHope, atyy, PhDeezNutz and 1 other person
  • #2,194
1618774517395.jpeg
 
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: atyy, mfb, Keith_McClary and 1 other person
  • #2,195
Screen Shot 2021-04-19 at 7.49.17 AM.png
 
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: DennisN, collinsmark and fresh_42
  • #2,196
How many number theorists does it take to change a lightbulb?
Nobody knows the exact number, but it is believed to be an elegant prime.
 
  • Like
  • Haha
Likes   Reactions: Keith_McClary, jack action, DennisN and 1 other person
  • #2,197
In biology,
you can divide to multiply.
 
  • Like
  • Love
Likes   Reactions: pinball1970, collinsmark, Wrichik Basu and 2 others
  • #2,198
etotheipi said:
How many number theorists does it take to change a lightbulb?
Nobody knows the exact number, but it is believed to be an elegant prime.
How many psychologists does it take to change a lightbulb?
Only one, but the lightbulb has to want to change.
 
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: berkeman, Wrichik Basu, jack action and 1 other person
  • #2,199
Let ##\epsilon < 0##
 
  • #2,200
Are you a Hilbert Space? Because you complete me <3.
 
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: DennisN
  • #2,201
0!=1.jpg
 
  • Haha
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: DennisN, Ibix, Wrichik Basu and 1 other person
  • #2,202
main-qimg-d1cab6d66f1800a7fa010cfd576c5022.jpeg
 
  • Like
  • Haha
Likes   Reactions: atyy, davenn, Jarvis323 and 6 others
  • #2,203
Screen Shot 2021-04-29 at 1.55.34 PM.png
 
  • Like
  • Sad
Likes   Reactions: strangerep, Wrichik Basu and fresh_42
  • #2,204
Screen Shot 2021-05-02 at 1.33.52 PM.png
 
  • Haha
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: DennisN, collinsmark and jack action
  • #2,205
Screen Shot 2021-05-03 at 6.55.59 AM.png
 
  • Like
  • Haha
Likes   Reactions: DennisN, collinsmark and Keith_McClary
  • #2,206
Screen Shot 2021-05-04 at 2.12.31 PM.png
 
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: CynicusRex, DennisN, EHope and 1 other person
  • #2,207
 
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: Borg and Ibix
  • #2,208
I'll never think of my basement the same again. :wideeyed:
 
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: etotheipi
  • #2,209
evaluate\begin{align*}
d = \int \frac{d^2}{1+d^2} dd
\end{align*}let ##\tan d = d## so then ##\sec^2 d dd = dd## and\begin{align*}
d = \int \frac{\tan^2d}{1+ \tan^2 d} \sec^2{d} dd = \int \tan^2 d dd &= \int \sec^2 ddd - \int dd \\

&= \tan d -d +d \\

&= d- \arctan d + d

\end{align*}where ##d## is an additive constant
 
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: Ibix
  • #2,210
etotheipi said:
evaluate\begin{align*}
d = \int \frac{d^2}{1+d^2} dd
\end{align*}let ##\tan d = d## so then ##\sec^2 d dd = dd## and\begin{align*}
d = \int \frac{\tan^2d}{1+ \tan^2 d} \sec^2{d} dd = \int \tan^2 d dd &= \int \sec^2 ddd - \int dd \\

&= \tan d -d +d \\

&= d- \arctan d + d

\end{align*}where ##d## is an additive constant
Does anybody else have the theme tune to Match of the Day going through their heads now?

Dee dee dee dee dee-dee-dee-dee dee...
 
  • Haha
Likes   Reactions: etotheipi
  • #2,211
Ibix said:
Dee dee dee dee dee-dee-dee-dee dee...
Isn't that the theme from Twilight Zone?
Or maybe Jaws?
 
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: Ibix
  • #2,212
Vanadium 50 said:
Isn't that the theme from Twilight Zone?
No, that goes doo-dee-doo-doo, doo-dee-doo-doo.
Vanadium 50 said:
Or maybe Jaws?
Dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun.
 
  • #2,213
Screen Shot 2021-05-05 at 9.30.36 AM.png
 
  • Haha
Likes   Reactions: davenn, DennisN, collinsmark and 1 other person
  • #2,214
1620651806891.png
 
  • Like
  • Haha
Likes   Reactions: davenn, DennisN, BillTre and 2 others
  • #2,216
DrClaude said:
Wayno says:
On Thursday, I made fun of something I dislike by doing that very thing. I find the ubiquitous gags referencing Schrödinger's cat to be self-consciously clever, if not self-congratulatory. And yet, here I am doing one myself. Cartoonists are seldom rational or consistent.

Still, I promise never to tread this turf again.
 
  • Sad
Likes   Reactions: BillTre
  • #2,217
(where does one put lame science jokes?)

An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar.
The first mathematician orders a beer.
The second orders half a beer.
"I don't serve half-beers" the bartender replies.
"Excuse me?" Asks mathematician #2.
"What kind of bar serves half-beers?" The bartender remarks. "That's ridiculous."
"Oh c'mon" says mathematician #1 "do you know how hard it is to collect an infinite number of us? Just play along."
"There are very strict laws on how I can serve drinks. I couldn't serve you half a beer even if I wanted to."
"But that's not a problem" mathematician #3 chimes in "at the end of the joke you serve us a whole number of beers. You see, when you take the sum of a continuously halving function-"
"I know how limits work" interjects the bartender.
"Oh, alright then. I didn't want to assume a bartender would be familiar with such advanced mathematics."
"Are you kidding me?" The bartender replies, "you learn limits in like, 9th grade! What kind of mathematician thinks limits are advanced mathematics?"
"HE'S ON TO US" mathematician #1 screeches.
Simultaneously, every mathematician opens their mouth and out pours a cloud of multicolored mosquitoes. Each mathematician is bellowing insects of a different shade.
The mosquitoes form into a singular, polychromatic swarm. "FOOLS" it booms in unison, "I WILL INFECT EVERY BEING ON THIS PATHETIC PLANET WITH MALARIA."
The bartender stands fearless against the technicolor horde. "But wait" he interrupts, thinking fast, "if you do that, politicians will use the catastrophe as an excuse to implement free healthcare. Think of how much that will hurt the taxpayers!"
The mosquitoes fall silent for a brief moment. "My God, you're right. We didn't think about the economy! Very well, we will not attack this dimension. FOR THE TAXPAYERS!" and with that, they vanish.
A nearby barfly stumbles over to the bartender. "How did you know that that would work?"
"It's simple really" the bartender says. "I saw that the vectors formed a gradient, and therefore must be conservative."
 
  • Like
  • Haha
Likes   Reactions: EHope, Ibix, DennisN and 1 other person
  • #2,218
I guess that joke has already been posted somewhere... Anyway:

Einstein, Pascal and Newton are playing hide and seek... Einstein covers his eyes and begins counting. While Pascal run off and hide, Newton takes out some chalk and marks a square on the ground with a side length of exactly one meter, then sits down inside the square.

When Einstein is finished counting and sees Newton sitting on the ground, he yells, "Ha, I've found you, Newton!". Newton however replies, "You’ve found one Newton per square meter. You’ve found Pascal!"
 
Last edited by a moderator:
  • Like
  • Haha
Likes   Reactions: EHope, davenn, berkeman and 4 others
  • #2,219
hot-tea.jpg
 
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: EHope, DennisN, Keith_McClary and 5 others
  • #2,220
Have to make a careful choice of straw material if your tea is really hot...
 
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: Wrichik Basu

Similar threads

  • · Replies 470 ·
16
Replies
470
Views
36K
  • · Replies 14 ·
Replies
14
Views
3K
  • · Replies 17 ·
Replies
17
Views
5K
  • · Replies 14 ·
Replies
14
Views
2K
Replies
11
Views
4K
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4
Views
2K
Replies
14
Views
3K
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6
Views
16K
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6
Views
1K
  • · Replies 17 ·
Replies
17
Views
5K