Why can't you trust atoms?
Q: Why can't you trust atoms?
A: Because they make up everything!
Wordplay: "Make up" has two meanings: atoms literally make up (compose) everything in the universe, and "make up" also means to lie or invent stories.
What did one DNA strand say to the other?
Q: What did one DNA strand say to the other?
A: Do these genes make me look fat?
Wordplay: "Genes" sounds like "jeans" (pants). People often ask "Do these jeans make me look fat?"
Why is chemistry the best subject?
Q: Why is chemistry the best subject?
A: Because it has all the solutions!
Wordplay: In chemistry, a "solution" is a mixture, but "solution" also means an answer to a problem.
How do you organize a space party?
Q: How do you organize a space party?
A: You planet!
Wordplay: "Planet" sounds like "plan it" (organize it in advance). Planets are objects in space.
Why did the physicist break up with the biologist?
Q: Why did the physicist break up with the biologist?
A: There was no chemistry!
Wordplay: "Chemistry" means both the science subject and the feeling of connection between people in a relationship.
What do you call an educated tube?
Q: What do you call an educated tube?
A: A graduated cylinder!
Wordplay: A "graduated cylinder" is lab equipment with measurement marks. "Graduated" also means completed school/education.
Why are chemists excellent at solving problems?
Q: Why are chemists excellent at solving problems?
A: Because they have all the solutions!
Wordplay: Same as chemistry joke above — "solutions" means both chemical mixtures and answers.
What's a mathematician's favorite season?
Q: What's a mathematician's favorite season?
A: Sum-mer!
Wordplay: "Sum-mer" sounds like "summer" (the season), and "sum" is adding numbers in math.
Why did the germ cross the microscope?
Q: Why did the germ cross the microscope?
A: To get to the other slide!
Wordplay: Plays on "other side" but uses "slide" (the glass slide used in microscopes to view specimens).
What did the thermometer say to the graduated cylinder?
Q: What did the thermometer say to the graduated cylinder?
A: You may have graduated, but I have more degrees!
Wordplay: "Degrees" can mean educational qualifications or units of temperature measurement.
Why don't scientists trust stairs?
Q: Why don't scientists trust stairs?
A: Because they're always up to something!
Wordplay: "Up to something" means doing something sneaky or suspicious, and stairs literally go "up."
What is a tornado's favorite game?
Q: What is a tornado's favorite game?
A: Twister!
Wordplay: Tornadoes twist and spin, and "Twister" is a popular game where players twist their bodies into different positions.