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.
  • #691
davenn said:
hahaha nice one Om :)
Im seriously considering quoting you and that in my sig, :-p
:smile:

It was inspired by my thinking of which layer of Feynman's onion I could comprehend:

Top layer. This is my comprehension level of the world.
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Second layer. Makes my head hurt. Inspiration for holes joke:
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Third layer. I have not a clue.
[PLAIN]http://schools-wikipedia.org/images/161/16169.png[/CENTER]


and one for today ...

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cheers
Dave

I see what you did there!

:smile: :biggrin: :thumbs:​
 
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  • #692
was a nice little play on words :wink:D
 
  • #693
I've been hunting for some chemistry puns, but all the good ones Argon.
 
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  • #695
Today's funny ... with the theme "what happens in Vegas ..."

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cheers
Dave
 

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  • #696
davenn said:
Today's funny ... with the theme "what happens in Vegas ..."

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cheers
Dave
Good one!
 
  • #697
OK here's one for my fellow RF engineers

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cheers
Dave
 

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  • #698
I was going to tell a chemistry joke, but all my funny jokes argon.
 
  • #699
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Sorry if this has been posted before. I'm a busy person...
And it anyone responds; "You forgot the dx!", I will not re-respond, as, I'm outta here!
 
  • #700
the pic isn't showing, Om

Dave
 
  • #701
davenn said:
the pic isn't showing, Om

Dave

It's the porn filter...
 
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Argh...
 
  • #703
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  • #706
OmCheeto said:
[Science teachers & playground duty...]
OK, that one actually made me laugh out loud.
 
  • #707
strangerep said:
OK, that one actually made me laugh out loud.

Some bossy friend of mine on FB told me; "Post this on PF"

so I did.
 
  • #708
(Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2​

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sorry... but I just can't stop laughing.
This is so funny, on at least two levels.
Oh god. Three levels. (Feynman's second layer of the Onion!)
I'm about to be banned...
...
Perhaps I should pray...
Psalms 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of PF, I will fear no ZZ, for... BOOM!...

Good god... 4 levels...

ps. It was nice knowing you all.
 
  • #709
OmCheeto said:
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LOL:smile::smile:
 
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  • #710
OmCheeto said:
(Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2​

:blushing:

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sorry... but I just can't stop laughing.
This is so funny, on at least two levels.
Oh god. Three levels. (Feynman's second layer of the Onion!)
I'm about to be banned...
...
Perhaps I should pray...
Psalms 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of PF, I will fear no ZZ, for... BOOM!...

Good god... 4 levels...

ps. It was nice knowing you all.


hahahaa Om ... you're so bad :wink:

think I have some of that in my rock and mineral collection

Dave
 
  • #711
stolen from a friend on another forum ...
it has a hint of physics about it :wink:

Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?


First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world today.

Most of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there is more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately as souls are added.

This gives two possibilities:

1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.

2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.

So which is it?

If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa during my Freshman year that, 'It will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you,' and take into account the fact that I slept with her last night, then number two must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and has already frozen over. The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is therefore, extinct...leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the existence of a divine being which explains why, last night, Teresa kept shouting 'Oh my God.'

cheers
Dave
 
  • #712
:smile: Good God...
 
  • #713
Old meme, but still good!
 

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  • #714
haha Greg, nice one
lot of truth in there huh

one for today ...
Thats how computers are made.jpg


some time ago after I posted this on another forum, one "bright spark" noted that the bottom resistor was different in that it was leading by its tolerance band.
He suggested this would result in a Mac instead of a PC :w

Dave
 
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  • #715
Hilarious Dave!

-Other Dave
 
  • #716
My Analysis teacher told us this one:

A professor was notorious for leaving complicated demonstrations to the students, with no more than a remark that "It is obvious that..." One day a student interrupted. "Professor, is it really obvious that the second line follows from the first?" The professor looked at the board, wrinkled his brow, paced about the room for a few minutes, then, triumphantly said, "Why yes, it is obvious."
 
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Dad, what is a Higgs boson?

(that's from one of the best Polish cartoonists, Marek Raczkowski)
 
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