Learning About Physics Gifts

The Space-Time-Comic-Strip Continuum

'Dr.Sall Thompson got so excited over the new spring design she took a quantum leap!'

Big Bang Theory.

"Finally, after years of work, irrefutable proof that I'm a nerd."

"E=MC² Energy=Milk·Coffee²"

'Never mind inspiration. I need background material on atomic physics.'

'The creative process works best with a relaxed brain, so I'm letting my mind wander to let a solution drift in.'

'I pledge allegiance to the atom, and to the periodic table on which it stands, many particles indivisible, with orbitals and electrons for all.'

'So...you THINK you have what it takes to be a scientist...?'

"Whales eat billions of tiny shrimp-like creatures called krill. The krill are free but whales spend a fortune on dental floss."

He may have a PH.D in elementary particle physics, but he's having an awful lot of trouble with the application form.

Intelligent people laugh too!

"I'm starting him off with a little rope theory."

The Style of Elements

"Up here, light is neither a particle nor a wave. It's a liquid."

"Okay, that's enough Physics for one day. Take a break and chase your tails."

"You have to believe what you're doing will lead to something valuable, even though it probably won't."

'BANG' and a cosmology institute appears.

'What goes up, must come down!' 'Not if you give it enough thrust, to send it flying forever across the face of the universe.'

Breaking News: Earth Crosses Multiple Lanes, Crashes into Sun... Distracted Orbiting to Blame.

Schrodinger's Black Box

Raptures

'My science project is an experiment in static electricity.'

"Just for fun today we could fire some eggs around."

"Ah, ha! The universe IS expanding! I can't find my glasses anywhere!"

'This is embarrassing. By MY calculations, the universe should have collapsed in on itself last Wednesday.'

'If your calculations are correct, this completely revolutionizes everything we thought we knew about why chalk squeaks on a blackboard!'