the unethical commercial exploitation of science, such as mischaracterization of a study's results in exchange for large grants from corporate sponsors
Stuffyour mom heard about in the 70's but was proven to be wrong a while ago.
guy 1: You shouldn't eat too many eggs, they're bad for you.
guy 2: No, that's momscience. A large study was done several decades ago that showed a high correlation between eggs and high blood serum cholesterol, but subsequent studies have shown this to be a rather small effect, and nothing to be concerned about. The original study was flawed.
them
In our life cut up plants and get a life
Don’t let em stuggle don’t
Let em’ fight alright?
Plasma machine guns
Science is the only cause
If you don’t have Provo
Then that’s your loss
-silence buildup be quiet-Economy is history and
So is the dust bowl
As history unfolds
We begin to learn more
And get o o o o old
-silence again-
Science out, Linaias
Found the cell cone
Straining out look
What we found all around
And it’s also so round
Yeah.
I let iodine run, through my blood That’s “MyScienceSong!!”
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.