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The Creamy Center of the Atom

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the but-is-it-nougat dept.

There's a funny article on SatireWire with a light hearted view of the joys at the center of the atom. Better then a Crackerjack box.

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  1. Then? by JacobO · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I know this is not exactly on topic but this is something I am really sick of... why write "then" when you mean "than"? Do you people really say "then" in that context? Or perhaps you really mean something was better, and _then_ became a Crackerjack box?

    Ok, rant over.

  2. "you're not a winner. Try again." by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny


    In early 1946, Walton was thrilled to discover a decoder ring and secret message inside a carbon atom. After four days of painstaking work, he finally deciphered the message: "Sorry," it read, "you're not a winner. Try again."

    That sounds so much like an MS EULA it seriously makes you wonder :)

  3. Funny Article To Spawn New Researchers by totallygeek · · Score: 5, Interesting
    You know, this type of website can be extremely helpful in rebuilding interest in particle physics. I remember when in college (I was a physics major), we asked around why people choose to work in physics. The responses were usually based on something like cartoons, science fiction movies, etc. It was rarely that a person just wanted to get into it from some serious perspective. Making fun of the atom internals might get someone interested in wanting to learn what really is inside the atom.

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    Click here or here.
  4. Not as they seem.. by I+Want+GNU! · · Score: 5, Funny

    Atoms made these days are getting worse and worse. They are filling them mostly with air these days so that you get less actual nucleic matter per bag! They do it over time so that you don't notice. In each atom, only a small percentage is actual protons and neutrons, and the rest is air. I think they learned something from the frito-lay company.

    If they expect this "prize" debacle to make me buy again, they should think again. They can expect me to return to buying them once they increase the atoms' density to what it once was.

    But then again, this is the same company donating millions to Senator Hollings to pass legislation that prevents fair use of atoms, so I don't think they are going to change. It's a disgrace, I tell you!

  5. my by falsemover · · Score: 5, Funny

    this confirms my earlier theory, which was also recently corroborated by my two year old son, that toys are in fact the fundmental building blocks of the universe.

    garçons et leurs jouets minuscules

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  6. Be careful by Joe+the+Lesser · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is a warning to all you would be chemists!

    Some atoms may have razorblades or poison inside, so if your element isn't wrapped, have your parent check it out.

    Safety first!

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    1. Re:Be careful by aiabx · · Score: 4, Funny

      This is an urban legend. There have been no verified instances of razor blades in atoms.
      -aiabx

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      Just this guy, you know?
  7. Re:SatireWire on remote-controlled rats by rmarll · · Score: 4, Funny

    Senator Hollings is the ideal candidate. Not only rat like, and lacking an internal moral compass. He is sure to be easily controlled via electronic device. Failing that. With enough greenbacks I'm sure he'll do anything to succeed in his mission, no matter what the cost.