What Are Your Favorite Science One-Liners and Quotes?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around participants sharing their favorite science-related one-liners and quotes, focusing on humor and interesting expressions from various media and contexts.

Discussion Character

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  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant shares a quote: "In the world of science, no one can hear you scream."
  • Another participant lists several quotes, including a humorous take on the Navier-Stokes equation and quotes from "Ghostbusters" and "The Simpsons."
  • A participant expresses enjoyment of the "Back off man, I'm a scientist!" quote.
  • A humorous quote about Heisenberg is noted: "Heisenberg MAY have slept here."
  • Another participant contributes a playful quote about physicists and superpositions.
  • A humorous interaction between a professor and a student regarding integration is shared.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally share a light-hearted agreement on the humor of the quotes, but no consensus on a single favorite quote emerges.

Contextual Notes

Some quotes reference specific cultural works, which may limit their understanding to those familiar with the sources.

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Readers interested in science humor, quotes from popular culture, or those looking for light-hearted expressions related to scientific themes.

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What is your favourite Science One-liners and Quotes? Do you have some funny/interesting ones?

Mine is:

"In the world of science, no one can hear you scream"
 
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Let's see :

1) Seen on a T-shirt in Real Genius (I think) : "What part of (the Navier-Stokes equation in full triple integral glory) don't you understand ?!"

2) Ghostbusters : too many quotes, but here's one :
"Back off man, I'm a scientist !"

3) The Simpsons : (when Lisa builds a perpetual motion machine) Homer :"In this house, we obey the laws of Thermodynamics !"
 
Back off man, I'm a scientist !
Oh I like that one.
 
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Seen written on a dormroom door whiteboard

"Heisenberg MAY have slept here"
 
Curious3141 said:
3) The Simpsons : (when Lisa builds a perpetual motion machine) Homer :"In this house, we obey the laws of Thermodynamics !"

:smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: I cracked up when i heard that one!
 
Physicists do it in superpositions with explicit free-body diagrams.
 
Professor to aspiring female math student:

"HEY! How would YOU like to integrate my NATURAL LOG!?"

(the student: **)
 

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