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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]]'''}} |
{{quote|''"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka' but 'That's funny...'"''|'''[[Isaac Asimov]]'''}} |
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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 |
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''. |
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Common [[Sounds of Science]] include: |
Common [[Sounds of Science]] include: |
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* "[[For Science]]!"; |
* "[[For Science!]]!"; |
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* Prolonged "hmmmm"s; |
* Prolonged "hmmmm"s; |
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* [[Thinking Out Loud]]; |
* [[Thinking Out Loud]]; |
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* "[[Ive Never Seen Anything Like This Before]]..."; |
* "[[Ive Never Seen Anything Like This Before]]..."; |
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* "It's alive!" |
* "It's alive!" |
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* "[[My God What Have I Done]]!" |
* "[[My God, What Have I Done?]]!" |
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* "[[Big No|NOOOOOOOO!]]" |
* "[[Big No|NOOOOOOOO!]]" |
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''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 With a Trope|played with]]!'' |
''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 With a Trope|played with]]!'' |
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Revision as of 20:26, 8 January 2014
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka' but 'That's funny...'"
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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, 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 A Mystery Inside An Enigma...";
- "Hm-hm...";
- "Carry the One...";
- "Aha!";
- "Interesting..."/"Fascinating..."/"Intriguing...";
- Series of "tsk"s;
- "That's funny...";
- "If My Calculations Are Correct...";
- "Oh!";
- "Eureka!";
- "The Readings Are Off the Scale!";
- "Ive Never Seen Anything Like This Before...";
- "It's alive!"
- "My God, What Have I Done?!"
- "NOOOOOOOO!"
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 played with!
- Gloriously 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 40,000 where the tech-priests pray to machine spirits.
- 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.
Cal Meachem: Monitor the rate of radioactive decay. |
- Steve Urkel had Sounds of Science Catch Phrases: "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!" The movie it was made for shows that the scientist is actually singing while doing science.
- In Schlock Mercenary, The issue of "Eureka!" versus "That's funny," is discussed here and in the subsequent strip, directly mentioning Asimov's quote above.
- Calvin and Hobbes: "Scientific progress goes 'boink'?"