Scientific valentines

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, and I’ll have something appropriate to post for you then, but in the meantime, I’ll remind you that Ironic Sans has great scientific cartoons you can send your geeky sweetie. He even inspired me to create my own.

You can follow him on Twitter, too.

February 13th, 2009 8:56 AM by Phil Plait in Humor | 10 comments | RSS feed | Trackback >

10 Responses to “Scientific valentines”

1. IVAN3MAN Says:
February 13th, 2009 at 9:26 am

I am going to create my own, too, for a particular group of people:

Emission nebulae are red,
Reflection nebulae are blue,
Absorption nebulae are dark,
Creationists, **** you!
2. Michael L Says:
February 13th, 2009 at 11:31 am

Utilizing science in dating:
http://abstrusegoose.com/114
3. Larian LeQuella Says:
February 13th, 2009 at 12:04 pm

LOL @ IVAN3MAN! Love it!
4. DaveR Says:
February 13th, 2009 at 12:42 pm

Sierpinski Valentine
5. davidlpf Says:
February 13th, 2009 at 12:53 pm

Ivan3man I would of gone antivaxxers, but good poem.

On the holiday in general, bah humbug.
6. gila Says:
February 13th, 2009 at 2:39 pm

Well done, Ivan3Man!

And for more fun, folks, be sure to check out today’s xkcd!
7. FRIDAY NIGHT LINKS: Bilderberg Will Crush You, Crickets Eating Lettuce and Somebody Please Face-Kick Janeane Garafolo at ICED BORSCHT & Other Delights Says:
February 13th, 2009 at 7:41 pm

[...] I’m Sagan All My Love For You [...]
8. Caleb Jones Says:
February 13th, 2009 at 8:10 pm

Xkcd had a good one today:
http://www.xkcd.com/543/
9. Gary Ansorge Says:
February 14th, 2009 at 1:36 pm

,,,and from a friend at work,,,”Happy VD,,,”

Also, this song title from David Gans,,,”Please save us from the Saved,,,”

GAry 7
10. chris H Says:
February 14th, 2009 at 8:03 pm

today, feb 14 is the 29th anniversary of the photo the Pale Blue Dot

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Blue_Dot

thank you Carl for all you did to inspire a generation
and thank you Phil for continuing on the work that so many started

“science is a collaborative enterprise spanning the generations, when it permits us to see the far side of some new horizon, we remember those who prepared the way, seeing for them also”

About Bad Astronomy

Phil Plait, the creator of Bad Astronomy, is an astronomer, lecturer, and author. After ten years working on Hubble Space Telescope and six more working on astronomy education, he struck out on his own as a writer. He's written two books, dozens of magazine articles, and 12 bazillion blog articles. He is a skeptic and fights the abuse of science, but his true love is praising the wonders of real science.

The original BA site (with the Moon Hoax debunking, movie reviews, and all that) can be found here.

Contact me: The Bad Astronomer "at" gmail "dot" com




		Bad Astronomy was chosen as one of Time.com's Best Blogs of 2009.

Death from the Skies!

Order a copy of Death from the Skies! from Amazon, or Barnes and Noble.

"If things worked the way I wanted them to, any reporter about to do another 'sensational' story on deadly meteors would consult this volume, and bang! common sense would find its way into the news. How strange would that world be?"
-- Adam Savage, Mythbusters

"Reading this book is like getting punched in the face by Carl Sagan. Frightening, but oddly exhilarating."
-- Daniel H. Wilson, author of How to Survive a Robot Uprising