You Might Be a Physics Major...
So a long time ago, someone made a list. And we were actually shown this said list by our terror of a professor in college. We have never forgotten about it.
You Might by a Physics Major...
by Jason Lisle
* if you have no life - and you can PROVE it mathematically.
(me: Yep!)
* if you enjoy pain.
(me: You have no idea - doesn't mean we're SUICIDAL.)
* if you know vector calculus but you can't remember how to do long division.
(me: Oh my GOD! I remember a friend asked me to tutor this HS student and I couldn't teach him the long division! It was a disaster!)
* if you chuckle whenever anyone says "centrifugal force."
(me: Bwahahahahaha!)
* if you've actually used every single function on your graphing calculator.
(me: Yez, by the time I graduated, the prints on the buttons were too faded to read.)
* if when you look in a mirror, you see a physics major.
(me: Why, of course!)
* if it is sunny and 70 degrees outside, and you are working on a computer.
(me: I'm doing that even now.)
* if you frequently whistle the theme song to "MacGyver."
(me: That was my ringtone way back... in my Nokia3210!)
* if you always do homework on Friday nights.
(me: Yes, but that was only in my first year college days.)
* if you know how to integrate a chicken and can take the derivative of water.
(me: And HOW!)
* if you think in "math."
(me: Most of the time, yeah.)
* if you've calculated that the World Series actually diverges.
(me: It actually does!)
* if you hesitate to look at something because you don't want to break down its wave function.
(me: Oh yes, because that would mean...)
* if you have a pet named after a scientist.
(me: My dog's name is Copernicus. My fortune plant's name is Newton.)
* if you laugh at jokes about mathematicians.
(me: I actually do.)
* if the Humane society has you arrested because you actually performed the Schrödinger's Cat experiment.
(me: Nope, haven't and will not do this. It's actually tempting. Seriously.)
* if you can translate English into Binary.
(me: Nowadays, there are online translations for this. But of course, our professor made us do it! *brain melts*)
* if you can't remember what's behind the door in the science building which says "Exit."
(me: Haha!)
* if you have to bring a jacket with you, in the middle of summer, because there's a wind-chill factor in the lab.
(me: A jacket is a MUST!)
* if you are completely addicted to caffeine.
(me: YEZ!)
* if you avoid doing anything because you don't want to contribute to the eventual heat-death of the universe.
(me: I used this as an excuse more than once.)
* if you consider ANY non-science course "easy."
(me: Very much so.)
* if when your professor asks you where your homework is, you claim to have accidentally determined its momentum so precisely, that according to Heisenberg it could be anywhere in the universe.
(me: Our block [group] did this and we all got a D.)
* if the "fun" center of your brain has deteriorated from lack of use.
(me: I think that center in my brain already has.)
* if you'll assume that a "horse" is a "sphere" in order to make the math easier.
(me: Very true!)
* if you understood more than five of these indicators.
(me: of course! *waves*)
* if you make a hard copy of this list, and post it on your door.
(me: Already have three in my room alone.)
You Might by a Physics Major...
by Jason Lisle
* if you have no life - and you can PROVE it mathematically.
(me: Yep!)
* if you enjoy pain.
(me: You have no idea - doesn't mean we're SUICIDAL.)
* if you know vector calculus but you can't remember how to do long division.
(me: Oh my GOD! I remember a friend asked me to tutor this HS student and I couldn't teach him the long division! It was a disaster!)
* if you chuckle whenever anyone says "centrifugal force."
(me: Bwahahahahaha!)
* if you've actually used every single function on your graphing calculator.
(me: Yez, by the time I graduated, the prints on the buttons were too faded to read.)
* if when you look in a mirror, you see a physics major.
(me: Why, of course!)
* if it is sunny and 70 degrees outside, and you are working on a computer.
(me: I'm doing that even now.)
* if you frequently whistle the theme song to "MacGyver."
(me: That was my ringtone way back... in my Nokia3210!)
* if you always do homework on Friday nights.
(me: Yes, but that was only in my first year college days.)
* if you know how to integrate a chicken and can take the derivative of water.
(me: And HOW!)
* if you think in "math."
(me: Most of the time, yeah.)
* if you've calculated that the World Series actually diverges.
(me: It actually does!)
* if you hesitate to look at something because you don't want to break down its wave function.
(me: Oh yes, because that would mean...)
* if you have a pet named after a scientist.
(me: My dog's name is Copernicus. My fortune plant's name is Newton.)
* if you laugh at jokes about mathematicians.
(me: I actually do.)
* if the Humane society has you arrested because you actually performed the Schrödinger's Cat experiment.
(me: Nope, haven't and will not do this. It's actually tempting. Seriously.)
* if you can translate English into Binary.
(me: Nowadays, there are online translations for this. But of course, our professor made us do it! *brain melts*)
* if you can't remember what's behind the door in the science building which says "Exit."
(me: Haha!)
* if you have to bring a jacket with you, in the middle of summer, because there's a wind-chill factor in the lab.
(me: A jacket is a MUST!)
* if you are completely addicted to caffeine.
(me: YEZ!)
* if you avoid doing anything because you don't want to contribute to the eventual heat-death of the universe.
(me: I used this as an excuse more than once.)
* if you consider ANY non-science course "easy."
(me: Very much so.)
* if when your professor asks you where your homework is, you claim to have accidentally determined its momentum so precisely, that according to Heisenberg it could be anywhere in the universe.
(me: Our block [group] did this and we all got a D.)
* if the "fun" center of your brain has deteriorated from lack of use.
(me: I think that center in my brain already has.)
* if you'll assume that a "horse" is a "sphere" in order to make the math easier.
(me: Very true!)
* if you understood more than five of these indicators.
(me: of course! *waves*)
* if you make a hard copy of this list, and post it on your door.
(me: Already have three in my room alone.)