Science Irony

60 real-life examples of science irony, submitted by readers and voted on by the community. Think you've spotted irony in the world of science? Submit your own example.

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  1. Is it ironic that We cut down trees to make paper...

    59% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that A person is going on and on about how he cares about the earth but then proceeds to flick his cigarette into the grass?

    69% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that A headline in a science journal read: 'Arctic Armageddon Needs More Science, Less Hype'?

    70% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that When the sky is cloudy but there is no rain in sight?

    70% not ironic 6 votes Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that Flat Earth believers would be dead if the Earth they were living on was actually flat?

    83% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that Water catches on fire?

    52% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that I learnt a story of stars that gain weight to become younger.

    55% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that Fire extinqushers being banned because they cause global warming.

    63% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that I am having Dino Nuggets for dinner while reading an Anthony Bourdain book?

    85% not ironic 6 votes Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that We both have science on monday?

    88% not ironic 5 votes Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that The professor is hiding but is called out to watch the storm.

    78% not ironic 5 votes Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that Someone mentions the importance of using precisely defined scientific words to explain a concept clearly then gets an explanation completely wrong because he doesn't understand the scientific term that he used?

    68% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that Birds evolved from flightless Dinosaurs?

    70% not ironic 5 votes Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that The first real flying saucer is from Earth and landed on Mars.

    70% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that A meteorologist's grandson is afraid of storms?

    64% not ironic 5 votes Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that An old can of sealant in my garage started leaking.

    78% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that Studying neurology gives me a headache?

    53% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that Fort McMurray,source of the tar sands that contribute to climate change, was destroyed by wildfire, one of the symptoms of climate change?

    63% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that A special tool developed specifically for polishing the main mirror on the Hubble Space Telescope to extremely precise specification was itself built incorrectly resulting in Hubble's main mirror's final measurements being off.

    88% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that A scientist works on hepaticocholangiocholecystenterostomies, but has a phobia of seeing the gall bladder?

    55% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that Christopher Columbus was loved for discovering the new world and hated for ruining the way of life for millions of natives.

    65% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that A person is born "Monkey", but yet not hairy.

    63% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that There is no snow during the wintertime?

    63% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that Of all the creatures on the earth, only humans evolved with 25-30 of repetitive sequence, now that is a coding error.

    65% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that A map of Europe shows the varying percentage levels of persons with in each country able to carry on a conversation in English.

    53% ironic 3 votes Vote →