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This forum discussion centers around a collection of science jokes, particularly those involving mathematics and physics. Notable jokes include a mathematician with a dog and cow discussing knot theory, and a play on Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. The humor often relies on advanced concepts such as the Jones polynomial and topological invariants, showcasing a blend of wit and scientific terminology. The conversation also touches on the cultural significance of these jokes within the scientific community.

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  • #3,901
jack action said:
I'm lost at point one.
How does 6+180 degrees equal 9 , with or without rotation?
 
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  • #3,902
DaveC426913 said:
I'm lost at point one.
How does 6+180 degrees equal 9 , with or without rotation?
Maybe ##6+180^{\circ}\equiv\text{rotate 6 by 180}^{\circ}\,##?
 
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  • #3,903
DaveC426913 said:
How does 6+180 degrees equal 9 , with or without rotation?
If you add 180° to the azimuth of a '6', it becomes a '9'.
69 involves a copy, and a 180° rotation, of the 6 or the 9.

That is independent of the clock face, where only a rotation of 90° is needed to switch between 6 and 9.
 
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renormalize said:
Maybe ##6+180^{\circ}\equiv\text{rotate 6 by 180}^{\circ}\,##?
Right. Duh.
 
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  • #3,909
And disk 45685 has a missing sector.
 
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  • #3,910
Borg said:
And disk 45685 has a missing sector.
I thought it finishes with "Insert next disc, please."
 
  • #3,911
fresh_42 said:
I still have a set of these. I keep meaning to make a pencil holder out of them.
 
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A decade ago now, I wore the two disks of DOS 3.3 as earrings, to a retro-tech party.
 
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Baluncore said:
A decade ago now, I wore the two disks of DOS 3.3 as earrings, to a retro-tech party.
Does anyone still have Frisbees?
 
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  • #3,914
What do you call a "Frisbee"?

I still have some 8" floppies, and many 5" floppies tucked away in dark corners.

There are also 15" HDD platters from 5 Mbyte cartridges, and boxes of ceramic heads that I maintained up until about 2000.
 
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Baluncore said:
What do you call a "Frisbee"?

I still have some 8" floppies, and many 5" floppies tucked away in dark corners.

There are also 15" HDD platters from 5 Mbyte cartridges, and boxes of ceramic heads that I maintained up until about 2000.
I meant this one

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but 8'' is funny, too. Note the title on this disc!
 
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How many do you want ?
 
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Baluncore said:
There are also 15" HDD platters from 5 Mbyte cartridges, and boxes of ceramic heads that I maintained up until about 2000.
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Baluncore.
Us - mere sexagenarians.

:oops:
 
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I've posted this before in Random Thoughts, but it belongs here. It's from the Annals of Improbable Research.

Oh, Langley invented the bolometer.
It's really a kind of thermometer,
That can measure the heat
From a polar bear's feet
At a distance of half a kilometer.
 
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  • #3,922
Parallel lines have so much in common. It's a shame they'll never meet.
 
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jack action said:
Parallel lines have so much in common. It's a shame they'll never meet.
In parallel line heaven space is positively curved.
 
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it always be floridians o0)
 
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BillTre said:

You mean that piece of useless space junk that only shines when it is light anyway.
 
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