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There are no fat physicists?
August 2, 2016 at 7:13 am
I could be wrong, I admit, and I am sure that someone will be posting pics, but from what I can tell, most physical (and, even, natural) scientists know how to keep their weight under control. No doubt such is due to their fundamental understanding of things like the conservation of mass and energy and good measurements.
So, to ask a somewhat rhetorical question, what does a physicist know that a dietitian doesn't?
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RE: There are no fat physicists?
August 2, 2016 at 7:17 am
(This post was last modified: August 2, 2016 at 7:17 am by Alex K.)
I don't think the percentage of obese people in physics is much different from other groups of professional academics, or at least not lower. I suspect there is selection on several levels going on (socioeconomic status etc.) lowering the percentage wrt to the general population.
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RE: There are no fat physicists?
August 2, 2016 at 8:12 am
I wouldn't call Neil Degrasse Tyson skinny...
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RE: There are no fat physicists?
August 2, 2016 at 8:29 am
In the quantum world, all physicists are morbidly obese.
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RE: There are no fat physicists?
August 2, 2016 at 8:30 am
(August 2, 2016 at 8:12 am)Aegon Wrote: I wouldn't call Neil Degrasse Tyson skinny...
He's a 6'2 former wrestling champion. I don't think he counts as overweight in the sense of the OP 
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RE: There are no fat physicists?
August 2, 2016 at 8:39 am
(August 2, 2016 at 8:30 am)Alex K Wrote: (August 2, 2016 at 8:12 am)Aegon Wrote: I wouldn't call Neil Degrasse Tyson skinny...
He's a 6'2 former wrestling champion. I don't think he counts as overweight in the sense of the OP
Wow, I didn't that!! He's so "cosmic"!! And, yet, it is clear that he is not the type that one would want to try and mug on the streets of New York.
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RE: There are no fat physicists?
August 2, 2016 at 8:40 am
(August 2, 2016 at 7:17 am)Alex K Wrote: I don't think the percentage of obese people in physics is much different from other groups of professional academics, or at least not lower. I suspect there is selection on several levels going on (socioeconomic status etc.) lowering the percentage wrt to the general population.
You need to do a scientific study on this, Alex.
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RE: There are no fat physicists?
August 2, 2016 at 8:46 am
(August 2, 2016 at 8:39 am)Jehanne Wrote: (August 2, 2016 at 8:30 am)Alex K Wrote: He's a 6'2 former wrestling champion. I don't think he counts as overweight in the sense of the OP
Wow, I didn't that!! He's so "cosmic"!! And, yet, it is clear that he is not the type that one would want to try and mug on the streets of New York.
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RE: There are no fat physicists?
August 2, 2016 at 9:16 am
(August 2, 2016 at 8:46 am)Alex K Wrote: (August 2, 2016 at 8:39 am)Jehanne Wrote: Wow, I didn't that!! He's so "cosmic"!! And, yet, it is clear that he is not the type that one would want to try and mug on the streets of New York.
You learn something new everyday O.o
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RE: There are no fat physicists?
August 2, 2016 at 2:34 pm
(August 2, 2016 at 8:46 am)Alex K Wrote: (August 2, 2016 at 8:39 am)Jehanne Wrote: Wow, I didn't that!! He's so "cosmic"!! And, yet, it is clear that he is not the type that one would want to try and mug on the streets of New York.
Oh my.
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