Exam Humour

Statistical Mechanics

Me: *reading from lecture notes* "...Hence, photon can be approximated as a perfect gas." ...*... Dude, photon -- light -- is a gas?
Esmond: Maybe there's a wider definition of 'gas' we don't know about...
Me: Hmm, your gas is as good as mine!

After Statistical Mechanics...

Me: Hey. Remember that 20-mark question: "Explain, what's a black body"?
Dawson: Yeah...
Me: You know what'll be the best answer?
Dawson: What?
Me: "Hey, who you calling 'black'?"
Dawson: Haha. Politically incorrect question!

Microprocessors

Me: So there are 5 condition codes. XNZVC. X = Extend, N = Negative, Z = Zero, V = Overflow, C = Carry.
Suyin: Argh. So much to memorize. Takes up too much memory space!
Me: Yeah... If we set V = 1, we might end up with Z = 1!