Science Humor: A Wide Selection

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The discussion centers around a variety of science-related humor, showcasing anecdotes, jokes, and humorous theories. A notable story involves a NASA team during the Apollo mission who encountered a Navajo sheep herder, leading to a humorous mistranslation of a message intended for the moon. Another highlight is Chuck Yeager's playful exaggeration about a design flaw in the Bell X-1 aircraft, which he humorously attributed to complex aerodynamics rather than a simple cable routing issue. The thread also features the "Dark Sucker Theory," humorously positing that light bulbs "suck dark" instead of emitting light, and a fictitious element called "administratium," which humorously critiques bureaucracy in science. Various jokes illustrate the intersection of humor and science, such as the classic question about the nature of hell, which leads to a clever thermodynamic analysis. Overall, the content blends clever scientific concepts with humor, appealing to those with an interest in both science and comedy.
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hahaha not bad ! :smile:
 
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Why do feel like this gif can get me banned?

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http://spikedmath.net/comics/062-the-iq-test.png

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How many Nobel Prize laureates does it take to change a lightbulb?

Three.

:D
 
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OmCheeto said:
How many Nobel Prize laureates does it take to change a lightbulb?

Three.

:D
:p
 
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Borek said:
Why do feel like this gif can get me banned?
hahahha

you should know better ;)
nice one

Dave
 
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source
 
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Enigman said:
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I was checking the etymology of micturition on etymonline, and the usually dry, academic and to the point analysis is followed by this oddly emphatic description:
"As during the final 20 minutes of a 4-hour film after drinking a 32-ounce Mountain Dew from the snack bar and the movie ends with a drawn-out farewell scene while Frodo is standing on the pier and wavelets lap audibly on the dock the whole time as if the director was a sadist set on compounding your torment."
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=micturition&allowed_in_frame=0
 
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hahaha creative :)
 
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^ lol slithering
 
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What do you say after Thanksgiving dinner?
$$\frac{\sqrt{-1}}{2^3}$$
 
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Enigman said:
What do you say after Thanksgiving dinner?
$$\frac{\sqrt{-1}}{2^3}$$
Mostly because $$\frac{\sqrt{-1}}{2^3}π$$
 
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Would not drink, looks radioactive.
 
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mfb said:
Would not drink, looks radioactive.
And acidic.
It's even indicated on the poster where the people are getting burned.
 
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Refused to be friend……
 

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If a vegetarian diet is good for losing weight then why do people use grain to fatten pigs and cows ?
 
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Medicol said:
If a vegetarian diet is good for losing weight then why do people use grain to fatten pigs and cows ?
Because feeding them pork and beef doesn't make sense. :oldeyes:
 
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Layman: Dear Einstein, please explain Theory of Relativity to me!
Einstein: Sorry I cannot - I have not yet read my books about it !
 
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How does a mathematician or a physicist prepare tea?
Both of them pour water into the pot, light the flame, boil the water, infuse the leaves.
What is the difference in the solution, if the pot is already filled with water?
The physicist lights the flame, boils the water, infuses the leaves.
The mathematician pours the water out, thereby reducing the problem to the previous, already solved one.
 
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M Grandin said:
Einstein passed by and said: "Sorry you are all wrong! At least one sheep has black wool on one side at this moment !"

Then the conductor showed up and said "It is not a sheep - it is our fireman who has escaped from his duty!"

Einstein: "I also had a feeling this inertial frame of moving train was decelerating!"
 
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Hello, I think I thought of a punny joke. Got some open flack on facebook, but I'll give it a try around these parts.
Let’s just assume that all energy exhibits photon-like behavior until it is subject to activity within a field space, at which point it is usurped into some sort energy conveying system such as an electron or proton. These systems manifest in larger systems of energy called atoms and molecules, which in turn constitute systems with even greater complexity, such as cells and organisms.

The question now is, what causes a photon to participate in an electron?
 
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This is my new cat Torque. Why Torque? Because cats live in the Moment.

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Amateur Mathematical joke.

How does 5 feel when two is taken away from it?
Free.
 
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Einstein was selling watches and Newton apples on the market.
Newton to Einstein: "Do you really believe people want buying watches that are both slowering and
weighing more while travelling?"
Einstein: "And do you believe people want fallen fruit?"
 
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The next post will be gold.
 
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Au.I am sorry. I really am.
 
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Alternative ending:

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- "Please Einstein - when did you realize nothing can travel faster than light?"

- "It was when I trained running 100 m on the sports ground - but the time elapsed was the same however
much I tried doing better!"
 
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Friday funny :smile:

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haha good one
 
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Shamelessly stolen from NDT's Facebook page:

In Chemistry class the cylinders know more than you do because they're already graduated

The thermometers know more than the cylinders though, because they have many degrees.

Well, if you’re not part of the Solution, then you must be part of the Precipitate.​
 
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Enigman said:
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I hate that i get it
 
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OmCheeto said:
Well, if you’re not part of the Solution, then you must be part of the Precipitate.​
I have a t-shirt with that. :woot:
 
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a couple of Friday funnies to end the week ...

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