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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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fresh_42 said:
Yes, maybe I should have asked: Given its diameter is 7 cm, 6cm its height, how much sugar will I have to put into it such that spaghettification makes it 2 cm higher?
So the alchemical trick for converting peanut butter into spaghetti is sugar?
 
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jbriggs444 said:
So the alchemical trick for converting peanut butter into spaghetti is sugar?
The conversion of peanut butter to spaghetti is not an alchemical trick. Faithful Pastafarians know that It's the first miracle performed by the Flying Spaghetti Monster, praised be his name. May he watch over us and shield us forever and ever, R'amen.

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By Niklas Jansson - Android Arts, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48906232
 
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"grain pulvérisé et champignon de fermentation calorifié sur une source de chaleur à particules chargées"

would be ##~\dots##

French toast. (According to Googletranslate)
 
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You weren't supposed to see that. :cool:
 
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Borg said:
You weren't supposed to see that. :cool:
Ah, but the Webb sees all ! :smile:
 
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fresh_42 said:
What is it? I googled, V'ger, Deep thought and the probe from the voyage home.
If it's Star Wars I won't know it besides the death Star, i think that was a sphere.
 
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pinball1970 said:
What is it?
A Borg cube.
 
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pinball1970 said:
What is it? I googled, V'ger, Deep thought and the probe from the voyage home.
If it's Star Wars I won't know it besides the death Star, i think that was a sphere.
Seems to be the Borg cube:



It's a kilometre-wide spaceship. It flies, shoots, has a lot of robots in it.

(I, too, googled this)
 
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Resistance is futile...
 
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fresh_42 said:
A Borg cube.
Oh.
 
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This reminds me that; all the really big mistakes we make in life, are made in the very short period between the first and second childhoods.
 
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Klystron invited Magnetron to a party but lost track of time.

K: Sorry, Maggie. I'm Oh so late. Time just drifts.

M: No, K. I oscillate. You are just a big TWiT.

[Explanation for mathematicians: both devices are radio frequency oscillators. Klystrons, also called traveling wave tubes, utilize electron drift in 'bunches' while cavity magnetrons rely on cycloid rotation of electrons in transverse magnetic field... (@WWGD falls asleep). :DD
 
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Klystron said:
Klystron invited Magnetron to a party but lost track of time.

K: Sorry, Maggie. I'm Oh so late. Time just drifts.

M: No, K. I oscillate. You are just a big TWiT.

[Explanation for mathematicians: both devices are radio frequency oscillators. Klystrons, also called traveling wave tubes, utilize electron drift in 'bunches' while cavity magnetrons rely on cycloid rotation of electrons in transverse magnetic field... (@WWGD falls asleep). :DD
That deserves some sort of mention. For geek factor at the very least.
 
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I like the "with ease" part.
 
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BillTre said:
I like the "with ease" part.

Look at the telephone, when was this, ~1910? Now you know where Buck Henry got the idea for his Cone of Silence.
 
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gmax137 said:
Look at the telephone, when was this, ~1910? Now you know where Buck Henry got the idea for his Cone of Silence.
I wonder how he could possibly hear the telephone ring if outside noises are "eliminated".
 
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A machinist buys a used ferris wheel off eBay. He is in the process of disassembling the wheel. For every part he takes off, he then machines a duplicate part from aluminum.
A friend comes along and asks what he is doing.
He replies once finished he will have both a "ferris wheel" and a "non-ferrous wheel".
 
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