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31 Jokes for NERDS!

2011-04-13 · list · Hank · 3:52 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Science & nature · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: community lore, recurring series

Hank tells 31 numbered nerdy jokes - chemistry, physics, math, computer science, Star Trek, Harry Potter, Star Wars - in under four minutes, then asks viewers for their favourite by number and for more jokes.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Greeting: Hank likes funny stuff and nerdy stuff, so: 31 Jokes for Nerds

  • ★★ Saying he likes funny stuff and nerdy stuff, Hank presents a video of funny nerdy stuff: 31 Jokes for Nerds. (playful) — 00:00:00 · Jokes in four minutes

00:00:11 — Thirty-one rapid nerdy jokes: pi zza, noble gases, nerdy pick-up lines, Spock, the glass half full, Descartes, Higgs boson, Heisenberg and Schrödinger

00:03:15 — End screen: name your favourite joke by number, ask about jokes you did not get, leave more jokes, other videos; DFTBA

  • ★★ Hank asks viewers to say in the comments which joke was their favourite; the jokes were numbered, so they can just leave the number. — 00:03:19
  • ★★ Hank invites viewers who didn't get a joke to ask in the comments, where somebody will probably explain the nerdy thing they don't know. (hedged) — 00:03:23
  • ★ Hank says the Vlogbrothers is all about self-improvement, becoming more nerdy every day of your life, and calls that a really good tagline. (playful) — 00:03:32 · Vlogbrothers
  • ★★ Hank asks viewers to leave any other jokes, nerdy or otherwise, in the comments, because he likes making these videos and stealing their jokes. — 00:03:38

In the description and comments

  • ★ In the description Hank says he chose 31 jokes because he knew he would not reach 50 and wanted a prime number. — video description · Jokes in four minutes
  • ★ Hank writes that he made the video before Humpy Hank became a thing, but expects Humpy Hank to become more of a thing soon. (playful) — video description · Hank Green
  • ★★ Hank thanks everyone who submitted, and still submits, jokes, and notes it has been a long time since his last jokes video. — video description · Jokes in four minutes

Humor (dominant)

  • The past, the present and the future all walk into a bar at the same time. — 00:00:34

    “It was tense.”

  • How many ears does Spock have? — 00:01:32

    “Three. A left ear, a right ear, and a final frontier.”

  • René Descartes is drinking beer in a bar and the bartender asks if he would like another. — 00:02:15

    “Rene Descartes said, “I think not.””

  • Heisenberg and Schrödinger are pulled over; Heisenberg knows exactly where he was, and the officer finds a dead cat in the trunk. — 00:02:57

    “and Schrodinger says, “Well, I do now!””

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Mentioned

Central: Jokes in four minutes

Also: Erwin Schrödinger · Higgs boson · René Descartes · Schrödinger's cat · Spock · The Force · Werner Heisenberg

Only in the description or credits: Harry Potter (book series) · Star Trek (franchise) · Star Wars · Your Pants

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