Hands Off My Bunsen Burner

August 25, 2025

Science and scientists: the nature of humor among those who study nature.

Feb. 27, 1907: The duck-billed platypus is invented.

Early physics

“Hey! I got news for you, sweetheart! … I am the lowest form of life on earth!”

“There goes Williams again … trying to win support for his Little Bang theory.”

Through patience and training, Professor Carmichael believed he was one of the few scientists who could freely visit the dangerous Wakendas.

“Oh, Professor DeWitt! Have you seen Professor Weinberg’s time machine? … It’s digital!”

At the Crabbiness Research Institute

“Zorak, you idiot! You’ve mixed incompatible species in the earth terrarium!”

Science and scientists: the nature of humor among those who study nature.

Trips, tumbles, and stumbles—and the chaos left behind.