Where Can I Find Papers with Funny Abstracts?

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The discussion centers on the search for academic papers featuring humorous abstracts, with particular interest in a physics paper that reportedly had an abstract consisting solely of the word "no." Participants share links to various papers known for their amusing content, including both abstracts and titles. Notable mentions include works by Eva Silverstein, whose titles are highlighted for their humor. The conversation also touches on graphical abstracts in chemistry journals that unintentionally convey funny meanings, showcasing the lighter side of academic writing. Overall, the thread serves as a resource for those looking to explore the intersection of humor and scholarly research.
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I'm trying to look for papers with funny abstracts (in particular, there is one I saw a while ago, I believe it was physics, that had an abstract that only said no which I am trying to find, but I would love to see other funny one as well.)
 
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Chemistry journals often publish graphical abstracts accompanying the actual text of the abstract. Sometimes these images have unintended meanings:

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ic0352250
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl802977m

This one suffers from an unfortunate choice of acronym for copper nanotubes (see the image):

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2007/CC/b614147a
 
Ygggdrasil said:
Chemistry journals often publish graphical abstracts accompanying the actual text of the abstract. Sometimes these images have unintended meanings:

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ic0352250
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl802977m

This one suffers from an unfortunate choice of acronym for copper nanotubes (see the image):

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2007/CC/b614147a

Those were a big hit with all my fellow postdocs.
 
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PoyDuo said:
I'm trying to look for papers with funny abstracts (in particular, there is one I saw a while ago, I believe it was physics, that had an abstract that only said no which I am trying to find, but I would love to see other funny one as well.)

are you thinking of this thread?
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=540623
 

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