Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Our Favourite #Science140 Jokes ..... so far!


On Monday last we received over 150 #Science140 tweets answering our call for nerdy short science jokes! Some were simply wonderful, others simply awful, but all amusing! We were so impressed that we will make joke day a regular event, so stay tuned and start coming up with new ones. Anyway, below are some of our favourite jokes submitted. Enjoy!
  • Paul O'Dwyer ‏ @ShirtnTie - The Astro Physicists always promised the best parties... Claiming they'd be "out of this world" #science140
  • Ciara NĂ­ Chionnaith ‏ @CiaraMK -  Why does a burger have lower energy than a steak? Because it's in the ground state. #groan  #science140
  • TriploidTree ‏ @TriploidTree - If I could be any enzyme, I'd be a DNA helicase, *sleazy look* so I could unzip your genes *wink* #bestpickuplineever
  • David Connellan ‏ @ConnellanDavid - Why did the bear dissolve in water? Because it was polar #science140
  • Dulach Glynn ‏ @DulachG - To determine the sex of a chromosome, pull down its genes. #science140
  • Stephen Mulligan ‏ @stephenmulligan - Never host a party on the moon. No atmosphere. #science140
  • Alice Sheppard ‏ @PenguinGalaxy  -How many astronomers does it take to change a lightbulb? None - we like sitting in the dark. #science140
  • Stephen Mulligan ‏ @stephenmulligan - Schrodinger's Cat has surgery. Nervously, Erwin asks the doc how it went. Well, says the doctor, I've got good news and bad news #science140
  • Alice Sheppard ‏ @PenguinGalaxy - Johnny was a chemist/Johnny is no more/Cause what he thought was H2O/Was H2SO4 #science140 
  • Julian Onions ‏ @julianonions - Do posh ducks emit quarks? #science140
  • Markus ★ Hammonds ‏ @InvaderXan - Subatomic particles on sale: Protons cost £1 each. The neutrons are free of charge. #science140
  • Real Penguin ‏ @RealPengy - An irregular tetrahedron goes into a bar. Barman says "you're a diamond geezer, but why the long face?" #science140
  • Dianthus Medical ‏ @dianthusmed - 2 sodium atoms in a bar. One says to the other: "I think I've lost an electron". "Are you sure?" "Yes, I'm positive" #science140
  • Paul Lavin ‏ @plavin1922 - @science140 There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't. #sciencejokes #science140

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