Reductio ad Absurdum - Page 2

bcp19 · 2012-07-25, 18:42

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Originally Posted by davieddy

I am a theoretical physicist.

My uncle is a physicist, since my mom is his sister, would that make her a physicister?

And since she is also a physicist, would she then be a physicisterist?

NBtarheel_33 · 2012-07-25, 23:30

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Originally Posted by ewmayer

Alas for you, theoretical physicists only do imaginary physics.

My physics teacher always said that physicists do their shopping from the same catalog that features the Acme products used in the Wile E. Coyote cartoons.

"Let's see...the school year is about to start...I'll take a box of massless, frictionless spheres...a cubic yard of ideal monatomic gas...and three infinite conducting planes. Better throw in a bag of point charges too...the size 3 ones, please."

NBtarheel_33 · 2012-07-25, 23:34

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Originally Posted by bcp19

My uncle is a physicist, since my mom is his sister, would that make her a physicister?

And since she is also a physicist, would she then be a physicisterist?

But then she might need a physic.

NBtarheel_33 · 2012-07-25, 23:45

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Originally Posted by davieddy

If this forum were an Argand diagram, my axis/post would be vertical.
The Only Way is UP

D

Babe, is your Argand diagram purely imaginary, or are you just happy to see me? Nudge nudge, wink wink.

LaurV · 2012-07-26, 02:46

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Originally Posted by bcp19

My uncle is a physicist, since my mom is his sister, would that make her a physicister?

And since she is also a physicist, would she then be a physicisterist?

I don't know, but that would make you a son of a physicisterist for sure.

kjaget · 2012-07-26, 15:03

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Originally Posted by NBtarheel_33

My physics teacher always said that physicists do their shopping from the same catalog that features the Acme products used in the Wile E. Coyote cartoons.

"Let's see...the school year is about to start...I'll take a box of massless, frictionless spheres...a cubic yard of ideal monatomic gas...and three infinite conducting planes. Better throw in a bag of point charges too...the size 3 ones, please."

Don't forget to throw in some http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_cow.

only_human · 2012-07-26, 15:19

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Originally Posted by kjaget

Don't forget to throw in some http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_cow.

I got a kick out of xkcd's Mole of moles
I think I've stumbled across it a few times in the last couple of days.