Great one-liners from PF members

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The discussion centers around sharing and appreciating humorous and witty one-liners from the Physics Forums. Participants highlight various clever remarks, often related to physics, science, and the absurdities of homeopathy. Notable contributions include quips about relativity, the limitations of crayons, and humorous takes on homeopathic remedies. The thread also touches on the nature of scientific discourse, emphasizing that interesting questions often arise amid conflicting ideas. Additionally, there are playful exchanges about the nuances of communication, humor in technical discussions, and the importance of clarity in scientific explanations. Overall, the thread celebrates the blend of humor and intellect found within scientific discussions.
  • #701
Context-free for a reason, but I actually love this one:

"What is 80% of infinity?"

It's both hilarious and I feel like maybe there's kind of an actual issue there. See also: "infinite space is expanding..."
 
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  • #702
russ_watters said:
Context-free for a reason, but I actually love this one:

"What is 80% of infinity?"

It's both hilarious and I feel like maybe there's kind of an actual issue there. See also: "infinite space is expanding..."
My answer to that would always be Graham's number.
 
  • #703
pines-demon said:
My answer to that would always be Graham's number.

And mine would be "interest imposed on my loan"...
 
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  • #704
russ_watters said:
"What is 80% of infinity?"

It's both hilarious and I feel like maybe there's kind of an actual issue there. See also: "infinite space is expanding..."
To be fair, I had made a mistake in the maths and he was correct to point it out.

I still need to revisit that whole thing, even though Dale got the same as my revised answer, because I feel like the definitions are screwy somewhere.
 
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  • #705
Ibix said:
To be fair, I had made a mistake in the maths and he was correct to point it out.

I still need to revisit that whole thing, even though Dale got the same as my revised answer, because I feel like the definitions are screwy somewhere.
Oh I see, you got 80% of ##\infty## wrong by how much? 🤣
 
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pines-demon said:
Oh I see, you got 80% of ##\infty## wrong by how much? 🤣
73% 😁

No, the context was one of the currently popular one-way speed of light threads. My hasty mental algebra came up with the idea that 0.8c was always 0.8c whatever you did to the speed of light, which prompted him to ask what was 0.8c if you'd arranged a coordinate system in which the speed of light is infinite. But I'd slipped up on the maths, and other velocities don't scale that way.

I still want to re-redo the maths. Maybe this weekend I'll have time...
 
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  • #707
centerline said:
The purpose is to make a storage rack for stacking atv/utv vehicles on, using a forklift, 3 high...
centerline said:
It will be a static load, except when loading or unloading the platform.
berkeman said:
Um, yeah. Have you ever driven a forklift?
 
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  • #708
Baluncore said:
If you design it to withstand an earthquake, it might survive a tired forklift driver.
In a reply to the above posts.
 
  • #709
jbriggs444 said:
It does not take much to rise above the level of the average slobs in the workplace.
 
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