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The final limerick
30 – Science ComedySome lectures are dry as a boneSo people just leave them aloneTo interest moreI won’t be a boreMy comedy skills I must hone
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More physics limericks
Here are some more of the 30 physics-themed limericks I set myself the challenge of writing. First up is a common mistake: 10 Weight vs mass (with some Northern pronunciation) You might not remember from class The difference between weight and mass The former’s a force Mass is scalar, of Read more…
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Four energetic limericks – PhyLiWritTi 04 to 07
I’ve been behind on posting these, but here’s four on the theme of energy to bring me up to date. 04 – Conservation of energy Here’s a fact that may make you annoyed, But the truth of it’s hard to avoid. All around we can see, We can move energy, Read more…
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Noether’s Theorem – Physics Limerick Writing Time (PhyLiWriTi) 3
There was a woman called Emmy, Who used her math prowess to see, There’s a number you get, That will stay as it’s set, In a system with a symmetry. Quite pleased with how this one turned out. The Emmy referred to is Emmy Noether, and this limerick is my Read more…
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Newton’s First Law of Motion – Physics Limerick Writing Month (PhyLiWriMo) 2
Newton’s law number 1 is the source For an object not feeling a force Keeps its speed in a line Staying still’s also fine It won’t ever alter its course I’m not entirely happy with the two short lines here, but I don’t think it’s a bad effort for explaining Read more…
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A Physicist Trick – Physics Limerick Writing Month (PhyLiWriMo) 1
The trick for a good physicist, Is to work out just what can be missed, Out from your model, And then it’s a doddle, So you can go out and get pissed! I’m obviously taking some artistic license here (Physics is not a doddle, only some physicists enjoy drinking although Read more…
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Book Review – ‘The Martian’ by Andy Weir
Something a bit different for the Sci Cam blog and myself this week – a book review. The Martian – Andy Weir From the back cover: “I’m stranded on Mars. I have no way to communicate with Earth. If the Oxygenator breaks down, I’ll suffocate. If the Water Reclaimer Read more…
