Hands Off My Bunsen Burner

August 10, 2026

Science and scientists: the nature of humor among those who study nature.

Paramecium humor
“Egad! We must find some means of discarding the hideous thing!”
“Got him, Byron! It’s something in the Vespula genus, all right—and ooooweeeee does he look mad!”
“Now, moving on from the so-called funny bone, we come to this little guy—and you tickle him at your own peril.”
“Nothing yet. ... How about you, Newton?”
“Okay, Williams, we’ll just vote. … How many here say the heart has four chambers?”
De de de de de de / Periodik Table Dert De
Early chemists describe the first dirt molecule.
“Hang on! I’m changing!”

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