Science Humor: A Wide Selection

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The thread presents a variety of humorous takes on science, including anecdotes, fictional theories, and jokes related to physics and mathematics. The scope includes conceptual humor, anecdotal stories, and playful interpretations of scientific principles.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant shares a humorous anecdote about a Navajo sheep herder wanting to send a message to the moon during a NASA training exercise.
  • Another participant recounts a story about Chuck Yeager and a supposed design feature of the Bell X-1 aircraft, highlighting the humorous exaggeration of its aerodynamics.
  • A joke about a mother and child leads to a humorous punchline regarding the father’s absence.
  • One participant introduces the "Dark Sucker Theory," humorously proposing that electric bulbs suck dark instead of emitting light, along with various whimsical claims about the nature of dark and light.
  • A participant expresses amusement at the "Dark Sucker Theory" while referencing a flashlight that operates on Faraday's Principle, suggesting a playful contradiction.
  • A joke about a mathematician dealing with constipation adds to the humor theme, attributing a clever punchline to a mathematician's approach.
  • A humorous exchange between a physics professor and a student illustrates the perceived importance of physics in medical education, with a comedic twist on the professor's response.
  • A participant reflects on the filtering process in medical schools, humorously connecting it to anatomy classes.
  • A fictional discovery of a new element called "administratium" is presented, humorously detailing its non-existent properties and absurd characteristics, including its effects on chemical reactions.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally engage in humor and playful banter without significant disagreement. The discussion remains light-hearted and exploratory, with no consensus on the validity of the humorous claims presented.

Contextual Notes

The humor relies on fictional premises and exaggerations that are not grounded in scientific fact, reflecting a playful approach to scientific concepts rather than serious discourse.

Who May Find This Useful

Readers interested in science humor, anecdotes related to physics and mathematics, or those looking for light-hearted interpretations of scientific principles may find this discussion enjoyable.

  • #121
lucifer said:
A funny joke...


Sadly i think that you could pass that through the media to the American people and they would buy it. Not as much out of gullibility as much as out the cultural antipathy towards intelligence and anyone who enjoys learning for its own sake.
 
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  • #122
Q: What did the Nuclear Physicist have for lunch?
A: Fission Chips.
 
  • #123
Q:What is the coefficient of friction of a cat?
A: Mu

Q:What is the maximum speed a computer can attain falling through an atmosphere?
A:Terminal velocity.
 
  • #124
It is a bad sign when your physics grade is a complex number - having both a real and an imaginary part!
 
  • #125
Why do doctors and lawyers call what they do a "practice"?

...makes you feel kind of safe doesn't it?...
 
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  • #126
http://home.comcast.net/~fsteiger/cartoon.gif
 
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  • #127
The guy on the left looks evil to me.
 
  • #128
A student, having had his fill with drawing graph after graph in senior high math class, told his teacher:
Mrs. Jones, I'll do algebra, I'll do trig, and I'll even do statistics, but graphing is where I draw the line!
 
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  • #129
It has been discovered that research causes cancer in laboratory rats.

Q: How do you tell the sex of a chromosome?
A: Pull down its genes.

this is funny too (and a little mean):
http://www.juliantrubin.com/imagesb/bushorchimp.jpg
 
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  • #130
Lawyer: Dr. Jones, you said you saw the accident.
Dr. Jones: Yes, I did.
Lawyer: And it occurred right around midnight?
Dr. Jones: Yes, it did.
Lawyer: Midnight? Hmmm. Just how old are you?
Dr. Jones: 80
Lawyer: Congratulations! I hope to live so long. So tell me, do you feel a bit weaker, a bit slower, a bit harder of hearing than you were 20 years ago?
Dr. Jones: Yes.
Lawyer: Probably can't see as well, either?
Dr. Jones: Correct.
Lawyer: Be honest, now. Just how far can you see?
Dr. Jones: I can see the moon. How far is that? And it was full that night.
 
  • #131
What do you get if you cross a pig and a rat? Pig rat sin θ. I found this on the wall of one of the cubicles of the toilets in the Physics building at university. Terrible!
 
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  • #132
Schrödinger's horse n. a strange creature that only appears dead once you've seen it a few times.
 
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  • #133
Gotta love high school...

So there's a chicken and an egg in bed right, the egg rolls off the chicken, lights a cigarette and says "well, I guess we solved that riddle".
 
  • #134
Quantum_Prodegy said:
...and an egg in bed right, the...
What is a Bed Right? :confused:

The Bob (2004 ©)
 
  • #135
the word 'right' is irrelevant to the joke, its just how its told "...and an egg in bed, the..." u can emit it, its just how the joke was told to me.
 
  • #136
oh come on does nobody get my joke? I thought it was funny...:D
 
  • #137
*shakes head*
 
  • #138
Quantum_Prodegy said:
oh come on does nobody get my joke? I thought it was funny...:D
I'm not an expert on humor, but I thought it was extremely funny, not your joke, watching you try explaining it and begging for laughs. THAT! is the true comedy.
 
  • #139
tribdog said:
I'm not an expert on humor, but I thought it was extremely funny, not your joke, watching you try explaining it and begging for laughs. THAT! is the true comedy.
I agree. You took the attention away from the joke by adding the right for [myself] to comment on. :smile:

The Bob (2004 ©)
 
  • #140
tribdog said:
I'm not an expert on humor...

obviously neither am i... :rolleyes:
 
  • #141
Quantum_Prodegy said:
oh come on does nobody get my joke? I thought it was funny...:D

I thought it was funny enough to immediately forward it to friends and family. :biggrin:
 
  • #142
In a scientific lecture, the lecturer wanted to get the scientists attention. He said "Pi is exactly three!" and all the scientists looked in amazement :bugeye:



:zzz:
 
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  • #143
DrKareem been watching the simpsons have u?? ;)
 
  • #144
Relativists admit that the bible contains the "gospel truth".
 
  • #145
The Malloy Factor is the rate at which high energy physics experiments convert entire civilizations into little black holes. This also explains the origins of dark matter.
 
  • #146
Teacher : What's 7Q + 3Q ?
Student: 10Q
Teacher: haha. Your welcome.
 
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  • #147
Quantum_Prodegy said:
oh come on does nobody get my joke? I thought it was funny...:D

It was hilarious :smile:. I just got through wiping the tears from my eyes.
 
  • #148
:biggrin: woohoo
 
  • #149
Quantum_Prodegy said:
Gotta love high school...

So there's a chicken and an egg in bed, the egg rolls off the chicken, lights a cigarette and says "well, I guess we solved that riddle".

but... how did they solve any riddle? (let alone the "chicken or the egg" riddle) :confused:
 
  • #150
Grafitti on a college wall (for real):

To be is to do - Immanuel Kant
To be or not to be - William Shakespeare
Do-be-do-be-do - Frank Sinatra
 

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