Teen Scientists Unite: A Look at the Young Minds Interested in Physics

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This forum discussion centers around the presence and experiences of teenage members interested in physics. Participants, including 8th graders and older teens, share their thoughts on being teenagers in a scientific community, expressing both camaraderie and humor. The conversation highlights the diversity of interests among teens, with some rejecting popular culture phenomena like "Twilight" and "Miley Cyrus." Overall, the forum serves as a welcoming space for young minds to engage with physics and each other.

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Ok, so quite obviously by the title of this post I am a teen. I'm in 8th grade, and am currently interested in physics. I was just wondering how many other teenage members of these boards there are.
 
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Welcome idiosyncratic! Yes, there are many teenagers here.

I hope you enjoy the forum, there are a lot of wonderful, freindly, and helpful people here.

Just don't ask cyrus for dating advice. :biggrin:
 
I am a teenager. Late one, but now and then I behave as if I was 13.
 
I am a Time Lord, so I was a teenager at one point in time?
 
Teenager! Me! I never was and never will! I'm a computer chip. :biggrin:
Welcome to PF, you'll enjoy it here. :smile:
 
MotoH said:
I am a Time Lord, so I was a teenager at one point in time?
Don't listen to MotoH. He developed late and still has ~3 years in teen-dom ahead of him. Don't mention his Miley Cyrus obsession.
 
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Teenager...

17 years old, and no Miley Cyrus obsession at all... indeed, I seem not to like many of the things that are popular among teenagers. For example, I, like the star of Twilight, abhor Twilight.
 
"Teenager". I tried it for a while. It didn't suit me.
 
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Thanks for the welcome, Evo :-) Physics seems like a fascinating field of study, even though I don't comprehend even a thousandth of it.

Borek, glad their are some other teens on here, even though I'm probably one of the youngest. ahh well. I have time. :biggrin:

Char Limit, haha, no Miley Cyrus obsession here either. And I'm so over Twilight. :redface: it was cool for a while, but it seems so trivial when you look at it hard enough.


Chi Meson, Does Teenager-ism suit anyone? :smile:

Drizzle: :smile: sorry.. I had to put that smiley. I just watched the Star Trek episode 'The Ultimate Computer', so the computer chip analogy got me laughing.

Turbo1: lol, noo.. we won't mention that
 
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Teenagers, phaw!:mad:

I finally banned my kids from ever being teenagers again.
 
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BobG said:
Teenagers, phaw!:mad:

I finally banned my kids from ever being teenagers again.

lol, so what are your feelings about teenagers on these boards?
 
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idiosyncratic said:
lol, so what are your feelings about teenagers on these boards?

I heard he once killed a teenager on these boards by insulting they way they wore their hair.
 
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MotoH said:
I heard he once killed a teenager on these boards by insulting they way they wore their hair.
No, that was Cyrus. BobG's weapon of choice is a Pickett slide-rule up the nose. :devil:
 
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MotoH said:
I heard he once killed a teenager on these boards by insulting they way they wore their hair.

How dare you insult how I wear my hair!?

Hah, I don't even bother to pick a style, I just brush it down.
 
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Welcome to PF!:smile:
I'll be a teenager in the future since I'm only 7 years old!:shy:
 
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MotoH said:
I heard he once killed a teenager on these boards by insulting they way they wore their hair.

*gasp* do NOT mess with the hair! jk, jk.. I've never gotten the term 'wear your hair'.. I mean, do you wear your eyebrows?

Lisa! said:
Welcome to PF!:smile:
I'll be a teenager in the future since I'm only 7 years old!:shy:

woww. umm. you learned to read and write a little early, didn't you? :smile:
 
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Lisa! said:
Welcome to PF!:smile:
I'll be a teenager in the future since I'm only 7 years old!:shy:

You must be kidding. I have seen your other posts. No 7 years old uses words like "imaginary", "sisterhood", "mentoring" or "openminded". You are 9 at least.
 
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Char. Limit said:
How dare you insult how I wear my hair!?

Hah, I don't even bother to pick a style, I just brush it down.

Aaa...one hallmark of a scientist :smile:.
 
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idiosyncratic said:
woww. umm. you learned to read and write a little early, didn't you? :smile:

Don't let her fool you. She's isn't even 5 yet. But she has been posting since the day she was born (according to her profile). There are some precocious youngsters here. :-p
 

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