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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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  • Conceptual clarification
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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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I don't know how true this is but pretty strange if it is.

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A combo Science and Lame joke!

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100% end up dying if you wait long enough.
 
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BillTre said:
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Better yet, you can eat two or three or as many pis that you want and the sin would still be zero.
 
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mfb said:
##\sin(\pi e) \approx 0.774##
##\sin \frac{3 \pi}{2} = -1##.

If you and your girlfriend split three pies, that should leave you with a free sin to spend somehow.
 
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sysprog said:
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Dealing with geometric algebra++. (No more pseudovectors.)

GA is catching on in computer graphics as easier to work with than the dual of quaternions.
 
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@Hornbein, taking GA to mean geometric algebra, maybe working with voxels is GA enough for 3D computer graphics.
 
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Personally, I'm more than a little alarmed about the Omicron infection function's apparent ability to travel backward in time...
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DaveC426913 said:
Personally, I'm more than a little alarmed about the Omicron infection function's apparent ability to travel backward in time...View attachment 295660
Why are you alarmed? If the infection has the ability to travel backward in time, then the worst has already happened.
 
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If evolution is true, why don't we see animals change into other animals right away?

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They do. Here we see a cat instantly change into a giant vicious bear killer.

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I recently heard about a novel in which Shrodinger's cat and Pavlov's dog team up for a cross-country adventure. So I headed on down to the library to see if they had a copy.

The librarian said that my description rang a bell but she wasn't sure if it was there or not.
 
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