A misnomer for an aerospace engineering.
by praxis August 22, 2012
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If the science is sound and well-researched, like some of Ben Bova's (one example, there are many other authors) writing, than it's considered "hard" science fiction and calls on a broad knowledge base of popular science. Knowing a little bit about the physics or chemistry (or history sometimes) helps you appreciate and enjoy this kind of science fiction.
If the science is sound and well-researched, like some of Ben Bova's (one example, there are many other authors) writing, than it's considered "hard" science fiction and calls on a broad knowledge base of popular science. Knowing a little bit about the physics or chemistry (or history sometimes) helps you appreciate and enjoy this kind of science fiction.
Star Wars, Star Trek, Battlefield Earth (the book) = "light" science fiction, space opera
Robert Heinlein's future history (Methuselah's Children), Ben Bova's Jupiter, or Asteroid Wars, Frank Herbert's Dune (a little fantastical, but the ecological background is neat)
= "hard" sci-fi
Robert Heinlein's future history (Methuselah's Children), Ben Bova's Jupiter, or Asteroid Wars, Frank Herbert's Dune (a little fantastical, but the ecological background is neat)
= "hard" sci-fi
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Lyrics of Scientifically Accurate Sonic The Hedgehog:
Science defines Sonic the Hedgehog
Runs six feet per second, but is nearly blind
Sonic the Hedgehog
Hedgehogs get cancer and rabies
Hedgehogs eat their own babies
Hedgehogs defecate while they run fa-ee-ast!
When hedgehogs find poop, they put it in their mouths
Mix it with saliva till lips a-foam
Then rub it on themselves
Science doesn't know why they do this
Why would a hedgehog do this?
They eat shit and then rub it on their ba-ee-acks!
Sonic's got a lot of pals
Cats, bats, rabbits, frogs
His best friend is Tails the Fox
But foxes eat hedgehogs
Knuckles is an echidna
They can't fly, don't have a punching claw
But they're known for having a four-headed dick
It's the only one like it
Scientifically accurate!
Science defines Sonic the Hedgehog
Runs six feet per second, but is nearly blind
Sonic the Hedgehog
Hedgehogs get cancer and rabies
Hedgehogs eat their own babies
Hedgehogs defecate while they run fa-ee-ast!
When hedgehogs find poop, they put it in their mouths
Mix it with saliva till lips a-foam
Then rub it on themselves
Science doesn't know why they do this
Why would a hedgehog do this?
They eat shit and then rub it on their ba-ee-acks!
Sonic's got a lot of pals
Cats, bats, rabbits, frogs
His best friend is Tails the Fox
But foxes eat hedgehogs
Knuckles is an echidna
They can't fly, don't have a punching claw
But they're known for having a four-headed dick
It's the only one like it
Scientifically accurate!
by WhoDatFreshBoi June 2, 2019
Get the Scientifically Accurate Sonic The Hedgehog mug.Sciencing is the act of doing science or SCIENCE! or even using scientific instruments for non-scientific (or non-SCIENCE!ific) purposes.
by Mike_gw September 2, 2010
Get the Sciencing mug.University Degree available from Australia's University Of Technology, Sydney (UTS). Student's can major in;
1. Weed philosophy and theory.
2. Bong Physics.
3. Agriculture and Cultivation.
4. Cooking.
This is a fake degree eluding to the fact that you know your cannibus very very well.
1. Weed philosophy and theory.
2. Bong Physics.
3. Agriculture and Cultivation.
4. Cooking.
This is a fake degree eluding to the fact that you know your cannibus very very well.
Dude1: "Do you smoke up?"
Dude2: "Do I smoke up? Hah, I got my post-doctorate doctorate in weed science. I'm majoring in Astro-Bong Physics and they are sending me to the moon to see how a bong works in space."
Dude2: "Do I smoke up? Hah, I got my post-doctorate doctorate in weed science. I'm majoring in Astro-Bong Physics and they are sending me to the moon to see how a bong works in space."
by Diego August 14, 2003
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Get the Scientifical mug.n. A fundamentalist Christian outreach concept, in which the intent is to "debunk" science with the word of scripture. Its most vocal adherents are southern and mid-western U.S. evangelical protestants (see Bible Thumper.) Creation "scientists" try to convince "unsaved" people that the Earth was formed in a Creation that took place at the hands of Almighty God a few thousand years ago, and hope their evidence will convert a few of these "unsaved" people to the faith.
Some key tenets of Creation Science:
--Scientists (the real ones) are going to Hell, where they will burn forever for blasphemy of the Holy Word of God.
--"Evolution" is a scam to trick us into believing that wholesome, white Christians have common ancestry with apes and chimps and (oh no, please no...) black people! Evolution is the Devil's Theory (yes, it is just a theory).
--Hell is real, full of sulfur, and it exists in the center of the Earth. (Most persons on Earth will be summarily cast into this Lake of Fire when we pass away.)
Unfortunately, unlike real scientists, Creation Scientists face a non-existent job market. Most find work in blue-collar manufacturing jobs, or else provide for their families by huntin' sqwirls, 'coons and o-possum. Their hobbies range from watching NASCAR, to whippin' the kids, to attending Klan and CCC rallies. Prrrraise Jesus!
Some key tenets of Creation Science:
--Scientists (the real ones) are going to Hell, where they will burn forever for blasphemy of the Holy Word of God.
--"Evolution" is a scam to trick us into believing that wholesome, white Christians have common ancestry with apes and chimps and (oh no, please no...) black people! Evolution is the Devil's Theory (yes, it is just a theory).
--Hell is real, full of sulfur, and it exists in the center of the Earth. (Most persons on Earth will be summarily cast into this Lake of Fire when we pass away.)
Unfortunately, unlike real scientists, Creation Scientists face a non-existent job market. Most find work in blue-collar manufacturing jobs, or else provide for their families by huntin' sqwirls, 'coons and o-possum. Their hobbies range from watching NASCAR, to whippin' the kids, to attending Klan and CCC rallies. Prrrraise Jesus!
Question: How old is this part of the Grand Canyon?
Scientist: This formation is about five million years old, according to our best uranium-lead dating...
Creation Scientist: Them there canyon ain't no more 'n' maybe 4000 years ole,' and if you done believe otherwise, you're a Hellbound sinner, praise the Lord! Now please op'n' all yawl's Bibles to Genesis, Chapter Six and let us remind ourselves of the word of God...
Scientist: This formation is about five million years old, according to our best uranium-lead dating...
Creation Scientist: Them there canyon ain't no more 'n' maybe 4000 years ole,' and if you done believe otherwise, you're a Hellbound sinner, praise the Lord! Now please op'n' all yawl's Bibles to Genesis, Chapter Six and let us remind ourselves of the word of God...
by Carl Willis December 14, 2004
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