From: jcdverha@xs4all.nl (Joachim Verhagen) Newsgroups: sci.math,sci.physics,sci.chem,sci.bio.misc,sci.misc Subject: Ann: Science Jokes updated Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 11:28:34 GMT SCIENCE JOKES Science Jokes Collection Version 7.10 Time-stamp: "December 26, 1998" CONTENTS of this message: 0. What is new. 1. What is it? 2. Where to get it? 3. How to contribute 4. Statistics and contents of science jokes 0. WHAT IS NEW? * I noticed that pages with general names are not much accessed, so I have created many new subsections and a new section for Earth Sciences: =1. mathematics =1.7 mathematical terms =1.8 mathematical exams =1.9 learning mathematics =1.10 mathematical tests to take =1.11 mathematical formula's =2. physics =2.4 pseudo physics (cat physics, cartoon physics) =2.5 new physical theories =2.6 learning physics =2.7 not learning physics =2.8 physical proofs =2.9 physical one-liners =2.10 quantum mechanics (starring Schroedingers cat!) =2.11 relativity =2.12 measure the height of a building with help of a barometer =5. earth sciences =7. combined sciences =7.1 combined sciences poetry =8. academic life =8.1 rules for research =8.2 rules for writing an article =8.3 academic life poetry =8.4 research quotes =8.5 publish and explanation quotes =9. miscellany =9.2 Einstein quotes =9.3 other quotes =9.4 terms =9.5 The Nerd test and other tests. =9.6 Murphy's law =9.7 proof methods I hope this is usefull * The Science humor webring, with other science humor sites now has 12 members. http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=sciencehumor;home 1. WHAT IS IT? A collection of mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology humor. It also includes humorous quotes, rhymes, mnemonics and anecdotes about scientists Science Jokes Collection Version 7.10 of December 26, 1998 2. WHERE TO GET IT. News: I posted the 57 new and 9 changed entries today in news:rec.humor As the whole list now contains over 30000 lines, it becomes too long to post completely WWW: http://www.xs4all.nl/~jcdverha/scijokes/ WWW: http://www.xs4all.nl/~jcdverha/scijokes/scijokes.zip (ASCII format) FTP: ftp://ftp.in.umist.ac.uk/pub/Text/scijokes.zip (probably only after monday) E-mail: Send me a mail at jcdverha@xs4all.nl to ask for the complete list. 3. HOW TO CONTRIBUTE Follow up to this post or send mail to jcdverha@xs4all.nl 4. Statistics and contents of science jokes SECTION JOKES LINES LINES/JOKE ____________________________________________________________________________ 0 101 0.0000 =1. MATHEMATICS 402 6359 15.8184 =2. PHYSICS 256 6252 24.4219 =3. CHEMISTRY 137 3282 23.9562 =4. BIOLOGY 124 2305 18.5887 =5. EARTH SCIENCES 27 469 17.3704 =6. THE MATHEMATICIAN, THE PHYSICIST AND THE ENGINEER (AND OTHERS) 80 1372 17.1500 =7. COMBINED SCIENCES 47 2636 56.0851 =8. ACADEMIC LIFE 149 3598 24.1477 =9. MISCELLANY 114 2118 18.5789 =10. ANECDOTES ABOUT FAMOUS SCIENTISTS 50 786 15.7200 =11. MNEMONICS 60 1549 25.8167 =12. PRANKS 50 1245 24.9000 =13. SOURCES OF SCIENCE HUMOR ON AND OFF THE NET 45 624 13.8667 ____________________________________________________________________________ TOTAL 1541 32696 21.2174 Jokes including: Number: mathematics 523 physics 397 chemistry 210 biology 177 engineering 81 computer science 25 New jokes since last posting (October 24, 1998) : 57 Changed jokes since last posting (October 24, 1998) : 9 -- Joachim Verhagen (jcdverha@xs4all.nl) WWW http://www.xs4all.nl/~jcdverha/ (Science Jokes)