Comments on: Physics Bumper Sticker

By: Bucky

Bucky — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:48:46 +0000

My favorite APS bumper sticker says: Flirt Harder I’m a Physicist.

By: MosselKots

MosselKots — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:39:38 +0000

Where do I claim my points?

and josh;
The wavelength gets shorter if the two cars get nearer to each other, just like the pitch of sound going up when something moves towards you. (and blue is shorter, allthough sillyspeed would be needed..)

so you are driving too fast, or I’m driving too slow…
or; If this sticker is infra-red, I’m driving too fast

but we’re way past funny now, I guess

By: Noelegy

Noelegy — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:21:47 +0000

Heh. I got it, and I was an English major who learned about it from an earth science class a decade ago.

By: Josh F

Josh F — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:56:02 +0000

shouldn’t it be “I’m driving too fast”?

By: PatrickM

PatrickM — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:53:43 +0000

NorwegianBlue,

For some of us who haven’t been in a physics class in twenty years… it was funny because I kinda got it… but it was nice to have a quick refresher on the science.

So I disagree with your conclusion. I did laugh! But I appreciated the explanation also.

By: NorwegianBlue

NorwegianBlue — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:53:18 +0000

If a joke needs to be explained then it’s not funny. Or more specifically it’s not funny to the person you’re explaining it to.

All we needed to see was the sticker. If we got the joke we laughed, if we needed it explaining we were never going to laugh.

By: Skipweasel

Skipweasel — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:32:28 +0000

Unless of course if it’s on the front bumper and you’re viewing it in a mirror.

By: Prof. Boff

Prof. Boff — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:28:02 +0000

If this comment is black then you are too slow…

By: pwscott

pwscott — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:33:16 +0000

#1 Equal and opposite reaction occurs on impact.
#2 If you can read Cr2O3 you are too close.(That’s for my chemist friends) :p