Dismiss Notice
Join Physics Forums Today!
The friendliest, high quality science and math community on the planet! Everyone who loves science is here!

Donut behaviour

  1. Apr 3, 2008 #1

    joeyar

    User Avatar

    Are there any objects that are not donuts, but in certain circumstances, behave like a donut
     
    joeyar, Apr 3, 2008
  2. jcsd
    Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories on Phys.org
  3. Apr 3, 2008 #2

    Moonbear

    User Avatar
    Staff Emeritus
    Science Advisor
    Gold Member

    How exactly does a donut behave? I thought it was a rather inanimate object with no behavior at all (though they do taste good). :confused:
     
    Moonbear, Apr 3, 2008
  4. Apr 3, 2008 #3

    Evo

    User Avatar

    Staff: Mentor

    Behave like a donut? I wasn't aware that donuts behaved in any particular way since they are inanimate objects.

    Did you mean to post this in the stupid quetions thread?

    Edit: Once again Moonbear beats me to the answer. GMTA
     
    Last edited: Apr 3, 2008
    Evo, Apr 3, 2008
  5. Apr 3, 2008 #4

    joeyar

    User Avatar

    Typical aspects of the behaviour of a donut are to be:

    - Empty in the middle
    - Covered in cream
    - Make people overweight
    - A police officer's best friend

    What over objects characterise these traits?
     
    joeyar, Apr 3, 2008
  6. Apr 3, 2008 #5

    Jimmy Snyder

    User Avatar

    Not even all donuts have all those traits.

    Q: What's green and hangs on the wall?
    A: I don't know.
    Q: A red herring.
    A: But a red herring isn't green.
    Q: So paint it green.
    A: But it doesn't hang on the wall.
    Q: So hang it on the wall.
     
    Jimmy Snyder, Apr 3, 2008
  7. Apr 3, 2008 #6

    Moonbear

    User Avatar
    Staff Emeritus
    Science Advisor
    Gold Member

    Bagel with cream cheese, perhaps.

    Is there any actual point to this thread? Or is this just some totally random question?
     
    Moonbear, Apr 3, 2008
  8. Apr 3, 2008 #7

    Kurdt

    User Avatar
    Staff Emeritus
    Science Advisor
    Gold Member

    A policeman's hollow birthday cream cake.
     
    Kurdt, Apr 3, 2008
  9. Apr 3, 2008 #8

    Moonbear

    User Avatar
    Staff Emeritus
    Science Advisor
    Gold Member

    Don't forget the stripper that jumps out of it. :uhh:
     
    Moonbear, Apr 3, 2008
  10. Apr 3, 2008 #9

    joeyar

    User Avatar

    The latter.
     
    joeyar, Apr 3, 2008
  11. Apr 3, 2008 #10

    Evo

    User Avatar

    Staff: Mentor

    The best phrase in the "Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is "So long, and thanks for all the fish", the basis of our fish initiation.

    Thread closed.
     
    Evo, Apr 3, 2008
  12. Apr 3, 2008 #11

    Integral

    User Avatar
    Staff Emeritus
    Science Advisor
    Gold Member

    My apologies Evo, I will close it when I have but my 2bits worth in... :smile:

    A coffee cup, being a different shaped donut, is a donut behaving differently.
     
    Integral, Apr 3, 2008
  13. Apr 3, 2008 #12

    Evo

    User Avatar

    Staff: Mentor

    Good answer Integral. BTW, what's your favorite fish? :devil: I don't believe that you've ever been initiated properly.
     
    Evo, Apr 3, 2008
Share this great discussion with others via Reddit, Google+, Twitter, or Facebook