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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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A new policy for Physics Forums?
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  • #213
DennisN said:
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This hits too close to home. I teach quantum mechanics but can't understand my university's accounting...
 
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  • #214
DrClaude said:
This hits too close to home. I teach quantum mechanics but can't understand my university's accounting...

My theory is... Yes you can. It's just...so..DULL.
 
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  • #215
dkotschessaa said:
My theory is... Yes you can. It's just...so..DULL.
My theory is, that the capability is direct proportional to the distance to the next liquor store ...
 
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  • #217
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  • #218
An oxygen atom walks into a bar and tells the barman "I think I have lost an electron"
The barman says "Are you sure?"
The oxygen atom says "Yes, I'm positive."
 
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  • #219
Cuius GUT demonstrationem mirabilem sane detexi hanc a PF regulis abhorrere et exiguitas non caperet.
(I have discovered a truly miraculous GUT, however PF rules and size of posts doesn't allow me a development here.)
 
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  • #220
Posuerunt eam in arXiv.

(Put it on arXiv - assuming google translate did a good job)
 
  • #222
Wastrophysicist said:
http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/jokes/physicsjokes.html
It's funny to see they have an explanation for every joke for people away from science. Anyway, it's fun.
One joke there was:

A neutron walked into a bar and asked, "How much for a gin and tonic?" The bartender smiled wryly and replied, "For you, no charge."

Shouldn't it have been:
"If you hurry up, no charge."
 
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  • #223
The less you have from the more you lose.
 
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  • #224
fresh_42 said:
The less you have from the more you lose.

so true !
 
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  • #227
Can anyone vouch for this?
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  • #228
dkotschessaa said:
Can anyone vouch for this?
Yes!
 
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  • #229
Job interview for staff economist.
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  • #231
dkotschessaa said:
Can anyone vouch for this?
I can vouch for that it is really funny!
 
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Why won't the sun go to college?

It already has millions of degrees.
 
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  • #236
Hullo

Not wanting to make a new thread for this silly endeavour, I'll ask here.

Say, if you wanted to come up with a cheeky cosmology-related science joke, what would it be? (I'm thinking, maybe, to put it on a t-shirt)

The best I can think of is: 'yo mama so fat, her curvature is indistinguishable from flat using current best measurement methods'

Any other ideas?
 
  • #237
Why won't the sun go to college?

It already is bright enough.
 
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  • #238
Bandersnatch said:
Hullo

Not wanting to make a new thread for this silly endeavour, I'll ask here.

Say, if you wanted to come up with a cheeky cosmology-related science joke, what would it be? (I'm thinking, maybe, to put it on a t-shirt)

If I wanted to come up with one, how would I know what it would be until I came up with it? :confused::confused:?:)?:)
 
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  • #239
Grumble grumble. It made sense in my mind when I was writing it! And I was only slightly drunk at the time, too.
No, seriously, I need to learn conditionals, properly, one of these days. o:)
 
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  • #240
Bandersnatch said:
Grumble grumble. It made sense in my mind when I was writing it! And I was only slightly drunk at the time, too.
No, seriously, I need to learn conditionals, properly, one of these days. o:)

Just don't drink and derive!
 
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