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{{quote|''"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka' but 'That's funny...'"''|'''[[Isaac Asimov]]'''}}
 
Science is [[Serious Business]]. That's why any self-respecting practitioner of theoretical or applied science, mathematician or philosopher will refuse to study samples, examine specimens or patients, look through a microscope, make calculations or even read - ''in silence''. Not being able to contain their interest in the very scientific matter at hand is considered the mark of the true [[Absent -Minded Professor]], [[Thinking Out Loud|who will mutter, murmur and mumble incessantly]] to prove beyond doubt that, yes, ''science is going on right now''.
 
Common [['''Sounds of Science]]''' include:
 
* "[[For Science!]]!";
* Prolonged "hmmmm"s;
* [[Thinking Out Loud]];
* [[Techno Babble]];
* "[[A Riddle Wrapped in Aa Mystery Inside An Enigma]]...";
* "Hm-hm...";
* "[[Carry the One]]...";
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* [[Eureka Moment|"Eureka!"]];
* "The [[Readings Are Off the Scale]]!";
* "[[IveI've Never Seen Anything Like This Before]]...";
* "It's alive!"
* "[[My God, What Have I Done?]]!"
* "[[Big No|NOOOOOOOO!]]"
 
{{examples|Examples}}
''Please don't list single instances of the [['''Sounds of Science]]''' listed above, but rather significant or [[Egregious]] uses of this trope as well as cases where this is [[Playing Withwith a Trope|played with]]!''
 
* Gloriously [[Large Ham|hammed up]] in the ''[[Invader Zim]]'' episode ''Rise of the Zitboy'' where Zim lays some wicked science on a pair of hapless chickens: "Hmm.. HMMMM! Hmmmmmm! Hm? Hmmm... chicken!"
* [[Justified]] in ''[[Warhammer 40000|Warhammer 40,000]]'' where the tech-priests pray to machine spirits.
* [http://wondermark.com/714/ A textbook example] from [[Wondermark]].
* ''[[This Island Earth]]'' had some kind of experiment with nuclear reactions. The ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' guys had a field day with it.
{{quote| '''Cal Meachem:''' Monitor the rate of radioactive decay.<br />
'''Tom Servo:''' Increase the ''[[Flash Gordon Serial (Film)|Flash Gordon]]'' noise and put more science stuff around! }}
* [[Family Matters|Steve Urkel]] had [['''Sounds of Science]]''' [[Catch Phrase|Catch Phrases]]s: "I'm a genius!" and the strange "Shhh.. not while I'm pouring."
* [[Oingo Boingo]]'s "Weird Science" is sung by a scientist and includes cries of "It's Alive!" [[Weird Science (Filmfilm)|The movie]] it was made for shows that the scientist is actually singing while doing science.
* In ''[[Schlock Mercenary (Webcomic)|Schlock Mercenary]]'', The issue of "Eureka!" versus "That's funny," is discussed [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-05-27 here] and in the subsequent strip, directly mentioning Asimov's quote above.
* ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'': "Scientific progress goes 'boink'?"
 
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