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Luke Branwen 4 months ago

These two also invented Minecraft. Tesla: CRAFT. Edison: MINE.

91points

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Ariom Dahl 4 months ago

LOL :)

58points

We did mention that learning and humor are on opposite ends of the spectrum, but they do go hand in hand. An article published by the American Psychological Association, “How Laughing Leads to Learning,” explained it all.

The piece included inputs from professors like Dr. Ronald Berk, otherwise known as the “Humor Professor.”

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Felipe Souza 4 months ago

For the first time, Neil is wrong

55points

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Cooking Panda 4 months ago

To me, Pluto will forever be a planet 🤗

242points

Vicky Phenny 4 months ago

If Pluto is a planet then Ceres, Quaoar, Sedna, Orcus, Haumea, Eris, Makemake, and Gonggong are all planets too.

14points

Hmmm hmmmm 4 months ago

Pluto will return at the end of tune to take it's rightful place as greatest planet , ruler of lesser beings

8points

BrunoVI 4 months ago

True story: For decades, scientists insisted that there was no 10th planet. Then, they found a 10th and an 11th planet. So they withheld the information, waiting for confirmation. Meanwhile, they convene a conference to redefine "planet" in a most contrived way that leaves Pluto and these new planets out., and then eventually tell us all that they've found two new objects orbiting the sun.

7points

james stevenson 4 months ago

He was left out of getting a throne on Olympus! Don't kick him out of the planet club!

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Kevin Ber 3 months ago

Can we all just admit it's a really big rock in space we named.

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The Queen Of France 4 months ago

Me too!

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Bill Swallow 4 months ago

I like Pluto a *LOT* more than I like Neil Degrasse Tyson.

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Weaponized Beef 4 months ago

Alright. Fair's fair. Let's stick Russia out at the edge of the solar system, too.

14points

P R 4 months ago

Well, not most of the population, just their crooked corrupt leaders

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Hoi-Polloi 4 months ago

Dear NASA, Pluto was big enough for your mom...

8points

Nimitz 4 months ago

Nope, this attitude ruined the plan. Dwarf planets were going to be called Plutoids but because of all the fuss they abandoned that plan. Now Pluto is just a dwarf planet and we can't have nice things

7points

WindySwede 4 months ago

Planetoides?

2points

Steve Hall 4 months ago

Don't tell me Pluto isn't a planet and don't tell me Twitter is X, you can't change the rules in the middle of the game.

4points

BossyCloud 3 months ago

Yes, thank you!

1point

WubiDubi 4 months ago

As long as they leave it in the glow-in-the-dark planets and stars ceiling sticker set I will not be livid.

3points

Dragons Exist 4 months ago

I take it as an offense, and I wasn't even alive when it was demoted

3points

Tabitha 4 months ago (edited)

Pluto is the cat or dog inside the burning house. Do you leave them, or take them with you? Damn right I will be going back inside to save them! They’re a member of the family, ffs. (Off topic, but worth noting is my use of “them” instead of “it” when referring to the animal. Animals are living creatures, so not “it”, but “they”.)

3points

WindySwede 4 months ago

Here the cats are he/she or their name 👍 though Pluto is still not a planet. Maybe a planotoide? Science change, we can't hold on to old stuff 🙃

1point

Natalie Kelsey 4 months ago

Russia should lose status instead

2points

Dragons Exist 4 months ago

Didn't know Russia was a planet /s

3points

Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 4 months ago

We vote for Pluto!

2points

Terran 4 months ago

If we consider Pluto a planet, we have to consider a lot of other bodies a planet too and we have a lot of them.

2points

WindySwede 4 months ago

Yes, they are planetoides? NP need for them to be planets when they are planetoides but still a part of the solar system! 👍

1point

Andrew Read 4 months ago

Still a planet

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Robert Millar 4 months ago

Pluto: dog belonging to Mickey Mouse. Plutonium: hot stuff. Plutocrat: rich basta rd.

2points

Mimi La Souris 4 months ago (edited)

it's not also the roman name of an old greek guy ...? :)

2points

Julia Cargile 4 months ago

Pluto is still a planet so hush!

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Mrs Irish Mom 4 months ago

Let Pluto be what it wants to be

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The Darkest Timeline 4 months ago

I love hearing people bítch and moan about Pluto not being a planet anymore because it typifies the absolute arrogance of people as it relates to science. You don’t get a vote on what is and is not a planet just like you don’t get a vote on if evolution is true or not or if vaccines cause autism. I know that drives a lot of people crazy but that’s the way things ought to be.

1point

UpQuarkDownQuark (he/him) 4 months ago

Now you’re going to make them mad. One of the first posts I ever read on BP featured an artist’s impression of a newly discovered exoplanet. Over and over, people commented how beautiful this striped, pink planet was, and when someone explained to them that that was just a painting, and that the only real image we had was just monochromatic image a few pixels wide with accompanying spectral data, that person was throughly downvoted. You’ll never get through to the “Pluto will always be a planet to me!” crowd. I bet that not a single one of them knows that the asteroids Ceres and Pallas were considered planets for a couple of decades in early to mid 1800s, but then were reclassified as asteroids when more information came to light. I’m dying to see the 1845 letters to Scientific American crying, “Ceres will always be a planet to me!”

1point

Introverted Sloth 4 months ago

I wonder what Clyde Tombaugh would think of this.

1point

Judi Sherosky 3 weeks ago

Pluto rules!

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Lucinda 3 months ago

OR FORGOTTEN!

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Paulina 3 months ago

Can't we just agree to give Pluto an honorary title of planet? It still upsets me and I'm almost 40!

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Mikkel Sørensen 4 months ago

I wish Russia was a planet... in a galaxy far far away!

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Sandy Kavanaugh 4 months ago

A dwarf human is still a human. Ergo, dwarf planet is still a planet.

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Stormy accepts you (She/They) 4 months ago

PLUTO IS A PLANET TINY THINGS STILL MATTER

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Karina 4 months ago

Pluto is the planet we can relate to, bouncing all around the place, and taking forever to do what everyone else does much more efficiently 😅

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Lilybdcsa 4 months ago

I love that it's quoting Stitch.

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Joe Bloe 4 months ago

Pluto is for Poseur

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StretcherBearer 4 months ago

👍🤣 nice!

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The Shark Premium 4 months ago

A dog or cat is often part of a family, we still don't call them people.

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Marianne 4 months ago

How to tell people that you're a Millennial.

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WhyBother? 4 months ago

Yeah Terry what the hell

68points

As Dr. Berk explained, his goal is to create an easygoing environment as students tackle relatively complicated subject matters.

“When I enter the classroom, I want to change the entire atmosphere into one where everyone has fun with the material—even if the material is complex,” Dr. Berk said.

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Sharkfin6 4 months ago

Idk what single-for-too-long person needs to hear this but that married man is not gonna leave their family for you.

104points

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Kalikima Premium 4 months ago

This was funny! Lol

53points

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Anita 4 months ago

Unless the maid is male of course

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Other academics, like Sam Houston State University professor Dr. Randy Garner, use the same strategy to teach statistics. He believes in perfectly placed quips during lectures.

“Well-planned, appropriate, contextual humor can help students ingrain information,” Dr. Garner explained.

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General Anaesthesia 4 months ago (edited)

Don't worry, kid, it's the strong silent ones that cause an exodus.

128points

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Cooking Panda 4 months ago

Nothing can satisfy Asian moms. NOTHING!

207points

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HI, I'M A SHOUTY MAN 4 months ago

This is what nearly caused me to give up on my dream of becoming a doctor. But like I've realised how many pathways there are, I don't have to do all the hardest subjects and I don't have to do that one really competitive, difficult, maths-intensive course. So I'm working towards my goal pathway, which honestly, I will enjoy so much more anyways.

66points

Ohio University-Zanesville psychology professor Dr. Mark Shatz recognizes that educators aren't entertainers. However, he believes in the effectiveness of humor and its potential upsides in the classroom.

"Professors' jobs are to educate, not to entertain. But if humor can make the learning process more enjoyable, then I think everybody benefits as a result."

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Pandemonium 4 months ago

The benefit of being able to wake up. I'll take it

50points

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Speak easy buttercup 4 months ago

I hate those mieces to pieces! (Showing my age! Lol)

82points

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Abel 4 months ago

And the liver and diafragm start screaming.

58points

Humor’s effectiveness in helping students retain information goes beyond the classroom. Studies have shown that it can also be beneficial in absorbing news pieces.

A Pew Research poll revealed that comedy programs like The Daily Show and The Colbert Show revealed higher retention of facts compared to when people tuned into CNN, FOX News, or read newspapers.

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Ash 4 months ago

they had to put that warning on because somebody in the previous generation tried it.

191points

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Pandemonium 4 months ago

... and stop calling me "Bobby"!

56points

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Lego Man 4 months ago

I thought I knew how they worked before but this explanation has me questioning myself 😂

108points

However, there is a proper way of mixing funny elements with imparting knowledge. Educator Sarah Henderson said it must “enhance classroom joy and develop a sense of community.”

In an article for Edutopia, she advises sticking to humor that is both age-appropriate and content-related and sandwiching it between repetition and instruction.

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Karina 4 months ago

Just smash the thing whole, we can easily live on the juices and pieces we find in the rubble!

33points

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PrettyJoyBird 4 months ago

Vamoose ya vile vermin

30points

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Rob D 4 months ago

Those are alligators though.

56points

Conversely, there are certain things to avoid if you plan on injecting comedy into your teaching. Henderson advises steering clear of sarcasm and humor that is forced, inappropriate, and off-topic.

But, ultimately, educators are all for using humor as a learning tool. Author and e-learning designer Julie Kuzma is one of them.

“Students who are talking, laughing or even cheering are students who are happy and engaged, and that’s something every teacher should encourage,” Kuzma wrote in an article for SmartBrief.

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Dan Flo 4 months ago (edited)

Perhaps the same person who looked at a cow and thought the same thing?

123points

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Shark Lady 4 months ago

Private sector until risk of getting caught is too close, then transition into government.

77points

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Auntriarch 4 months ago (edited)

Note: "Fück! Bees!" is an ejaculation, not an instruction.

88points

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Pandemonium 4 months ago

What a prime joke!

88points

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John Mosley 4 months ago (edited)

As opposed to my donkey where grass goes in and just gas comes out. And the mule, grass goes in and sass comes out!

130points

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Phoenix 4 months ago

Even the emus won the Great Emu War of 1932. So, that makes them the good guys.

98points

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Auntriarch 4 months ago

As the management gives discouraged workers pizza, my hair gets L'Oréal light blonde

43points

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Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het 4 months ago

"I hope you didn't make any plans for tomorrow "

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Stardust she/her 4 months ago

That’s right, all meat coated skeletons are made of me

51points

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Hmmm hmmmm 4 months ago

Well, in that case !!

30points

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Louise Clarke 4 months ago

I had a dentist named Dr. Payne

70points

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Shark Lady 4 months ago

When I had the period talk with my daughter she burst into tears tells me she didn't want to bleed every month. None of us do kiddo,

101points

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WhyBother? 4 months ago

Same

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Pandemonium 4 months ago

Explain this to me, but please be brief

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Pandemonium 4 months ago

Better head to confession 'cuz a pun that bad is a sin

72points

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keyboardtek 4 months ago (edited)

No one knows how many people are creating original thoughts as many of those people are anonymous and not in any positions of influence. In fact I would state that most people in positions of power and influence got there not for their original thinking, but because of greed and ambition.

34points