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The Science Lab

Peer-reviewed groaners. Results reproduce every time. 20 exhibits, punchlines shown below. Flip Quiz me to test yourself first.

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My dog has fully mastered Newton's first law.

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An object at rest stays on the couch.

Exhibit 196·The Science Lab·16 words

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Whenever something breaks in the physics lab, they blame gravity.

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It's always willing to take the fall.

Exhibit 197·The Science Lab·17 words

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Why did the beam of light get detention?

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It kept bending the rules in glass.

Exhibit 198·The Science Lab·15 words

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I threw a party at absolute zero.

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Absolutely nobody moved.

Exhibit 199·The Science Lab·10 words

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Never lend your car to a particle physicist.

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They can't stay off the accelerator.

Exhibit 200·The Science Lab·14 words

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Why is tungsten the hardest element to talk about?

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It's a real tungsten twister.

Exhibit 201·The Science Lab·14 words

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How did the ice cube pass the states-of-matter quiz?

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It knew the material cold.

Exhibit 202·The Science Lab·14 words

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I told my best joke to an atom.

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It laughed so hard it split.

Exhibit 203·The Science Lab·14 words

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Why did the amoeba fail its driving test?

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It couldn't stop splitting lanes.

Exhibit 204·The Science Lab·13 words

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Never argue with a microscope.

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It blows everything out of proportion.

Exhibit 205·The Science Lab·11 words

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Why do biologists make excellent accountants?

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They're experts at taxonomy.

Exhibit 206·The Science Lab·10 words

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Why are lions so good at office politics?

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They understand the food chain of command.

Exhibit 207·The Science Lab·15 words

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Rockets have the strangest careers.

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They only take off after they've been fired.

Exhibit 208·The Science Lab·13 words

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What does the moon say when it needs help?

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Somebody gibbous a hand.

Exhibit 209·The Science Lab·13 words

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Why did the hypotenuse get written up at work?

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It kept cutting corners.

Exhibit 210·The Science Lab·13 words

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Why are exponents such good babysitters?

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They really know how to raise a number.

Exhibit 211·The Science Lab·14 words

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Why do mathematicians retire at 71?

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They want to leave while they're still in their prime.

Exhibit 212·The Science Lab·16 words

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Why are functions the most dependable part of any program?

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They always return your calls.

Exhibit 213·The Science Lab·15 words

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I moved all my files to the cloud.

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The storage is great, but the rent is sky-high.

Exhibit 214·The Science Lab·17 words

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My smart TV tried stand-up comedy.

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It kept buffering right before every punchline.

Exhibit 215·The Science Lab·13 words

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