21 Feb 2006 @ 8:05 PM 
 

Geek Humor @ H0//3

 

Tonight I was reviewing science notes with Isaac (click-and-drag to highlight my answers with your mouse to reveal them):

Q: What’s the densest element?
A: Osmium (actually, it’s a tie between Osmium and Iridium)
My answer: Fifth graderum.

I also dug up Tom Leher’s famous “The Elements Song.” You can hear it attached to a clever Flash animation here, or download the MP3 yourself.

And we had some fun because Isaac couldn’t remember:

Q: What is the most commonly occurring transuranium element?
A: Plutonium.

… which led to me mimicking bits of Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) from Back to the Future.

Doc Brown: “I’m sure that in 1985 plutonium is available in every corner drugstore, but in 1955, it’s a little hard to come by.”

Then Isaac confounded me with this one:

Q: What kind of tree did the mad scientist plant?
A: Chemis-try!

So I added:

Q: And what kind of tree did his mathemetician wife plant next to it?
A: Geome-try!

Tags Categories: Doug, Family Members, Geekdom, Home Life, Humor, Isaac, The Kids Posted By: LegoDoug
Last Edit: 21 Feb 2006 @ 08 05 PM

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  1. Beth'sMomToo says:
    February 22, 2006 at 17:57

    Oh…Tom Lehrer!! When Tim was in HS he loved those CDs. (There were a few lines I told him he was not to go around the house singing, however.)

    Btw, where have you been? I have YET to see you make even ONE comment on my BRILLIANT Jonathan Edwards series on Tim’s blog! Of course, nobody is making any comment on them…BUT I know that if you were actually reading them you couldn’t HELP yourself from making a comment. ;) Shall I let Mark in on the “secret” blog?

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  2. Doug says:
    February 22, 2006 at 18:24

    The Jonathen Edwards series is brilliant! That’s why I’m having trouble commenting on it. But I will …

    Mark already has his own secret BLOG. Let’s just keep this in our little circle.

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  3. Doug says:
    December 12, 2006 at 11:06

    David (age 7 now) came up with this one a few weeks ago:

    Q: What’s half of seventy?

    A: Seven. (The other half is zero.)

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