Re: Here is your chance to learn a little science [for some of you,

On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:25:59 -0700, John Harshman wrote:

heekster wrote:
On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:18:13 -0500, "\(M\)-adman" <grat@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Astronomy 1: "Asteroids" sounds like "ass-teroids" and reminds one a
bit of "hemorrhoids". Asteroids orbit the Sun as planet-like bodies
ranging in size
from a few hundred meters to a few hundred kilometers. The difference
between a planet and an asteroid is a question of size.

Biology 1: Multiplication in biology means reproduction, which is
microscopically accomplished by cell division.

Chemistry 1: Several plays on words: "Positive" may mean affirmative
or positively charged. A lepton is a particle not participating in the
strong nuclear force such as an electron or neutrino; in the sentence,
"lepton" should be read as "leapt on". An "ion" is a charged atom or
molecule; in the sentence, "ion" should be read as "eye on". A
buckyball is a soccer-like molecule of carbon atoms.

General/Miscellaneous 1: Asymmetry sounds like "a cemetery". Asymmetry
in physics and mathematics is a lack of symmetry. Something is
symmetric if it is unchanged when transformed. For example, a sphere
has rotational symmetry because if you turn it, it looks the same.

Physics 1: Newton's first law states that a body in motion remains in
motion and a body at rest remains at rest unless acted upon by an
unbalanced force.

Astronomy 2: Dew appears on plants because air cannot contain all its
water vapor at cooler temperatures. The Moon orbits the Earth because
of gravity. The taxi driver confused the words "magnets" and
"maggots". Of course, if there were no Sun there would be no light
during day and night.

Biology 2: There are lots of play on words in this title: Integration
can mean the merging of two distinct disciplines (in this case physics
and biology) or the mathematical process of finding the area under a
curve, which is often performed in physics calculations. Epidermal
cells are skin cells, which make use of sunlight for various
biochemical processes. It is clever to refer to skin as a solar cell.
A growth factor or growth hormone controls the growth of an organism.
"Growth Vector" sounds like "Growth Factor." A vector is one of the
most commonly used mathematical devices in mechanics: it has magnitude
and direction and is used for an object's position, velocity and
acceleration.

Chemistry 2: A solution in chemistry is a liquid containing dissolved
substances. Precipitates are solid particles in a solution that arise
as a result of a chemical reaction. The sentence makes perfect sense
because precipitates in a liquid are not considered part of a solution
because they are not dissolved.

General/Miscellaneous 2: (6) Einstein once said, "God may be subtle
but He is not malicious." (7) Experimentalists often try to fit the
data with a straight line.

Physics 2: An ohm is a measure of electrical resistance.

Astronomy 3: Copernicus argued that the Earth went around the Sun and
not the other way around.

Biology 3: In microbiology, a culture is a growth of microorganisms
for scientific study.


Seems like they cannot agree!

Note: The science of evolution is no where to be found! :-D

Hey, look what I found.

http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/jokes/
jokeexplanations.html#miscellaneous2

What I can't figure out is where the jokes are for which these are the
explanations.

Type in the same url but stop after sciinfo/jokes. What I can't figure
out is what madman thought this had to do with the price of tea in China.

Yours,

Bill Morse

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