Posted on behalf of Materials Girl

These are ‘stolen’ from a good friend of mine who proves that chemists can be witty, too! My Facebook page – yes, that infernal, horrendous, time-wasting network – is well-stocked with his quotes. The second limerick is probably the best I’ve ever read.

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There once was a fellow from Stowles

Who bred cockroaches, rabbits, and voles

Asked how he could keep track

Of this prolific pack

He replied “I just count them in moles.”

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A Chemist, gone mad with distraction

Hurled into the sea his reaction.

To atone for this loss

He was made by his boss

To recover it via extraction.

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Can anyone out there do any better?

[Editor’s note: first it was haiku… now limericks, what next?!!]

Skull model shows a wimpy bite for fearsome cats.

Toothsome, not to mention fearsome, sabre-toothed cats actually had quite a weak bite, according to research that has implications for our understanding of how the animals hunted.

Read the story here.