On today’s lunch menu: Science puny goodness.
I made this:
Cooh story, bro.
And a coworker told the joke that inspired this:
I’ll send the first commenter who correctly identifies the pun being made in the image above some awesome science stickers.
Jun 06 2012
Science Puns for Lunch
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Tabby Lavalamp
June 6, 2012 at 12:40 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Ferris Wheel!
Lorax
June 6, 2012 at 12:58 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Ferrous wheel. Unfortunately, in the presence of oxygen, this would quickly convert to a ferric wheel.
Tabby Lavalamp
June 6, 2012 at 13:26 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Ah. I thought it was about what the pun was referencing. I didn’t know about “ferrous wheel” though so I would not have been able to answer that.
Robert B
June 6, 2012 at 12:57 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Ferrous wheel.
E.A. Blair
June 6, 2012 at 13:03 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I don’t know abut #1, but #2 is a Ferrous Wheel (and it was old when I was in college).
BeckyPhD
June 6, 2012 at 13:59 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
it’s a ferrous wheel. also available in t-shirt form: http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/unisex/sciencemath/aff5/?cpg=ogpla&source=google_pla&gclid=CKeG_MWlurACFYRgTAodKBc1mw
Brianne Bilyeu
June 6, 2012 at 16:17 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Ooooo…nerdy science t-shirts are a weakness of mine.
sqlrob
June 6, 2012 at 14:07 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Then there’s this one:
NaCl(aq) NaCl(aq)
CCCCCCC
EmbraceYourInnerCrone
June 6, 2012 at 15:58 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Saline, Saline over the seven C’s ?
Brianne Bilyeu
June 6, 2012 at 16:15 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
WOAH! We’ve been playing with this one in the office for a little while now, but EmbraceYourInnerCrone just beat us to it! Nicely done, both of you!
embraceyourinnercrone
June 6, 2012 at 18:33 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Thank you! My daughter’s hs chem teacher used to use this sort of puzzle to help them review and I used to try to figure them out. Also I work in a path lab and we always have puzzle contests during lab week. I’m a helpdesk tech but I always love figuring them out.
Brianne Bilyeu
June 6, 2012 at 16:30 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Alright – I’m offering up three sets of science stickers – one to Tabby Lavalamp who first posted about the Ferris/Ferrous Wheel, and one each to Lorax and Robert B who answered at almost exactly the same time with the “Ferrous” spelling. If you would like me to send you stickers, you three can contact me at [email protected] with the address to which you’d like me to send the stickers, or I’ll contact you via the email with which you commented. Thanks for playing!
Robert B
June 6, 2012 at 17:01 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Hooray and thanks! I’ll keep my favs and give the rest out as prizes at the next Drinking Skeptically meetup.
BTW, ever seen BaNa2?
Brianne Bilyeu
June 6, 2012 at 18:18 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Yes
Tabby Lavalamp
June 7, 2012 at 13:15 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
What does it say about how vigourously I protect my online privacy and anonymity that I’m considering turning the stickers down?
At this point it’s verging on paranoia so I’m going to go ahead and send you the information with a heartfelt thank you…
Brianne Bilyeu
June 7, 2012 at 15:22 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I understand your concern, and wouldn’t have faulted you at all if you had declined.
Brother In Law
June 6, 2012 at 22:03 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I really don’t get the first one
a la Tuba
June 7, 2012 at 02:46 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Doctor: Bad news, the test results show an extra methyl group on your left big toe.
Patient: Is it serious? can it be removed?
Doctor: No, I’m afraid it’s terminal.
Donald
June 7, 2012 at 11:51 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Don’t suppose the first one is Acid trip? Just a guess…
Peter B
June 7, 2012 at 15:37 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Chemistry:
HIJKLMNO
HIHOAg
Math:
The definite integral of 1/x dx from 1 to cabin
EmbraceYourInnerCrone
June 7, 2012 at 16:09 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
H to O (H2O)
Hi Ho Silver!
and
no idea , I suck at math
d(thunk) over d(MQG) = SQRRAWK!
June 8, 2012 at 09:16 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
The last one: log(cabin)+C
In other words, a houseboat!
Peter B
June 8, 2012 at 22:28 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Close, but note that I specified the *definite* integral of 1/x from 1 to cabin. I.e. the area under 1/x from 1..cabin. No C needed.
It’s a natural log cabin.