tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post5192862716673203664..comments2024-03-29T08:09:40.730-04:00Comments on Borepatch: Geeky science jokesBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-54998083229427749782014-07-10T12:51:03.867-04:002014-07-10T12:51:03.867-04:00One of my favorites that I didn't see in your ...One of my favorites that I didn't see in your linked page:<br /><br />A physicist, a biologist, and a mathematician are sitting on a bench across from a house. They watch as two people go into the house, and then a little later, three people walk out.<br /><br />The physicist says, "The initial measurement was incorrect."<br /><br />The biologist says, "They must have reproduced."<br /><br />And the mathematician says, "If exactly one person enters that house, it will be empty."<br /><br />I tell this joke when I'm explaining to people how assumptions matter in hypotheses.<br />Weetabixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106614092497408546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-43633034654135291892014-07-10T12:45:10.351-04:002014-07-10T12:45:10.351-04:00I was just telling that joke within the week!I was just telling that joke within the week!Weetabixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106614092497408546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-8887116665340877122014-07-10T10:28:40.921-04:002014-07-10T10:28:40.921-04:00The bartender must have been a retired engineer.The bartender must have been a retired engineer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com