Absolute Zero Gravity: Science Jokes, Quotes, and Anecdotes

by Joel E. Cohen and Betsy Devine

Book Overview

Paperback: 162 pages Publisher: Fireside (December 1992) Language: English This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671740601
• ISBN13: 9780671740603
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

This book will definitely tickle the funny bone of both scientists & non-scientists alike!

This is just a collection of jokes, anecdotes, limericks & riddles revealing the funny side of physics, biology, mathematics, & other branches of science. I often buy books like this one - in fact, I have already amassed a vast collection over the years. I will often browse them from time to time, just to keep my intellectual mind, - not just my funny bone - alive! Absolute Zero Gravity captures the levity of the world of science. I always have a ardent fascination for science, technology & discovery. To some people, science may seem stuffy & serious, but behind the equations, observations, & reactions lies a hidden affinity for the irrational, the paradoxical, & the simply amusing. From Darwin to Einstein, from astronomy to zoology, Absoulte Zero Gravity includes all the funniest manifestations of the scientific method: from irreverent anecdotes & brilliant insults to practical jokes, experimental graffiti, & proofs of the absurd e.g. The astrophysicist's dilemma: If the universe is really expanding, why can't you find a parking place? Let me share with readers one interesting joke from the section under 'Science, Nonscience & AntiScience': An engineer, a physicist, a mathematician, & a mystic were asked to name the greatest invention of all time. The engineer chose fire, which gave humanity power over matter. The physicist chose the wheel, which gave humanity power over space. The mathematician chose the alphabet, which gave humanity power over symbols. The mystic chose the thermos bottle. "Why a thermos bottle?" the others asked. "Because the thermos keeps hot liquids hot in winter & cold liquids cold in summer." "Yes - so what?" "Think about it," said the mystic reverently. "That little bottle - how does it know?" Let me say this: Absolute Zero Gravity will definitely tickle the funny bone of both scientists & non-scientists alike!

Absolute Zero Gravity is a great gift idea for Geeks!

This is one of those Rolling-On-The-Floor (LMAO) books that really only makes sense if you are a Geek yourself. It's a great gift and it's very lighthearted. Most of the jokes/anecdotes are short. Warning: it's adictive...

Tremendously Funny!

By far, the best collection of Science, math, and computer jokes I've seen. Few of the jokes are misses, and there's even an explanation for some of the most obscure gags. The section on how various professions prove numbers prime is a scream.

Hilarious!

This book contains side-splitting humor for anyone who appreciates science, engineering, or mathematics (or not!). The collection of light bulb jokes is amazing. Too bad it's out of print. It made a wonderful Christmas present for all my nerdy family members and friends, and some of them kept asking me for copies so they could pass it on.