Particle Collider Ponderer Mugs

'I'm not afraid of black holes. I live in Slough.'

'Houston, I'm prepared to land...'

Schrodinger's Black Box

'Big sale at the Dog Store. Buy 1, get 2 free.'

"What's your favorite planet, Randy?" "There is only one answer, little buddy. There is only one planet full of lush, green forests and beautiful, windswept ocean vista... all of which are natural aphrodisiacs that inspire lovers, philosophers and poets." "You know, Pandora is not a real planet." "I'm talking about Earth, you... Do you ever go outside?"

"Quantum Physics"? How am I going to learn all of this stuff? A bit at a time?

"What if Newton came up with a different idea from a fallen apple."

"And on the twelfth day the Lord just puttered around... Did I put that cloud there? Looks out of place. Did I do that? Oh, well..."

Next Time-Portal 5 Miles...

"Could you tilt the Earth just a bit more away from the light?"

"Of course you can't put your finger on it. It's a hypothetical particle."

"Ever wondered about the development of mankind if, just before the big bang, a voice said 'Oops!'"

"Today we'll examine that age old question of robot accomplishment: programming or processor?"

NASA, 'I thought I smelled oxygen!'

'There must be some way we can capitalize on that damn boson.'

"If the universe is expanding, that's all the more reason to get back to the city."

"I'm not a mad dog. But I'm not particularly happy either."

Progress?

"OK, now what's the meaning of the other eight?"

"The central digital platform is temporarily renamed Project Schrödinger’s Cat. Until it is accessed on the 24th February it both is and is not a working system."

"What's with kids nowadays? Walking upright's not good enough for you?"

Time, Temp, Today's Neutrino Mass

"Sure, but what have you invented lately?"

"You've got to understand, in my family Dad was the poodle and Mom was the pit bull."

Of course I believe your 'Alien Abduction' story...

Are you aware? The Higgs Boson was thought to exist even through no one had seen it!

There are planets where lifeforms are almost human...

'Harnessing the Black Hole.'

Planetary Science. What do we call the study of gas giants in space? Gastronomy.

"Anyway, it turned out that god was a ruddy algorithm after all!"

"If the universe is expanding by 3 trillion cubic light years per second, why can't I find an apartment?"

"Apparently, over two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered with water!"

"It looks as if Bodecker's project has gotten completely out of hand."

"Well, for starters, Matt has been showing definite improvement in risk-taking."

'Though we must innovate, and though we must grow, we must never lose sight of our core mediocrities.'