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Jake Young is a MD/PhD student at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in NYC getting a PhD in Behavioral Neuroscience. He holds a BS and MS in Biological Sciences from Stanford University. If a volcano were to erupt Pompei-style in Central Park, his body would be preserved in a scoliotic posture over his lab desk. Archeaologists would later conclude that he spent most of his day training rats to perform tricks, until he went blind building electrical equipment by hand using a dissecting microscope. But, still, he died happy...because science is cool.

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Why do I find this funny?

Category: Haha, a funny
Posted on: November 16, 2006 11:48 PM, by NotoriousLTP

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the new symbol for josephson junctions?

good work!

Posted by: nick | November 17, 2006 2:35 AM

Whatever it is, I have it too. Almost scary what can make one laugh uncontrollably, even for a little while.

Posted by: Pierce Presley | November 17, 2006 4:13 PM

wow, you shouldn't get caught laughing that hard at work. thanks for the link, too. my fave:

"thousands of scientists have worked together for years, and now, finally, we have cured cancer. however, we refuse to release the cure until nascar is outlawed. it's your call, congress."

Posted by: fireweaver | November 20, 2006 12:20 PM

Evidently someone else thought it was funny too. It's #3 on Seed's Daily Zeitgeist for 11/20/06

Me? I'm scratching my head - and laughing my patoot off........

Posted by: anomalous4 | November 22, 2006 12:36 AM

all right,this is funny.

Posted by: niku | November 27, 2006 12:01 AM