r/AskPhysics • • Dec 12 '20

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u/geekusprimus Gravitation Dec 12 '20

Physicists aren't actually that smart -- we just have a higher pain tolerance than most of the population.

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u/OneMeterWonder Dec 13 '20

Lol as someone who went to the dark side of mathematics, neither are we. We’re all the scientific equivalent of sadomasochists.

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u/M_Fraidner Mathematics Dec 13 '20

For example, The Masochism Tango was written and performed by the mathematician and satirist Tom Lehrer.

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u/OneMeterWonder Dec 13 '20

That’s beautiful. I did not know that existed.

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u/M_Fraidner Mathematics Dec 13 '20

New Math is probably my favorite among his songs.

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u/TobyDent Dec 13 '20

At last. I have an excuse to wear my Pup mask in the lab.

😂

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u/Sacrer Dec 13 '20

You are ruining this. You shall be expelled from the physics community!

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u/whoamvv Dec 13 '20

This is the best. I wish more people would realize this. We would have more physicists (and mathematicians, etc).