You Might Be a Physicist if...

  • The water in your kettle is boiling at 373 Kelvin.
  • You know that the speed of light is 299,792.5 km/sec.
  • You know the direction the water swirls when you flush.
  • You've already calculated how much you earn per second.
  • You are sure that differential equations are a very useful tool.
  • You are at an air show and know how fast the skydivers are falling.
  • You know the size of the elctron, but don't know your own shirt size.
  • When you break a vase you blame the second law of thermodynamics.
  • You try to explain entropy to strangers at your table during casual dinner conversation.
  • You avoid stirring your coffee because you don't want to increase the entropy of the universe.
  • Your three year old son asks why the sky is blue and you try to explain atmospheric absorption theory.
  • You're at a wine tasting event and find yourself paying more attention to the cork screws than the Chardonnay.
  • You carry on a one-hour debate over the expected results of an experiment that actually takes five minutes to run.

Sent by: Joke Labs posted on 13 January 2007