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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Is it ironic that A forest service fire tower burned down?
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Is it ironic that A ruler interferes with my ability to draw a straight line?
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Is it ironic that 98% of Earths water is undrinkable.
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Is it ironic that "We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located, among the millions and millions of cows in America but we haven’t got a clue as to where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are located"
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Is it ironic that I am presenting a big picture overview at a nano-technology conference.
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Is it ironic that The bank charges you extra money for not having enough money in your account?
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Is it ironic that Creationist Ken Ham accuses Bill Nye The Science guy of not understanding science.
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Is it ironic that A plastic, non-degradable bag has the word "green" on it?
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Is it ironic that The ship carrying global warming believers was trapped in ice?
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Is it ironic that The father of the "big bang theory", a pillar of truth of many atheists,was a catholic priest(Georges Lemaître)?
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Is it ironic that Opponents view stem cell research as the destruction of human life , vigorously protest against it .
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Is it ironic that When a Shatter resistant ruler shatters.
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Is it ironic that A smoke signal is used to advertise and promote the reduction of green-house gas emission?
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Is it ironic that Two people randomly choose the same number from 75-100?
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Is it ironic that We know so little about the one thing (our brain) that allows us to know so much about everything else?
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Is it ironic that A no rust can rusts.
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Is it ironic that He could save others from death, but not himself.
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Is it ironic that The brain is so complicated that it can't fully understand itself.
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Is it ironic that A person hates science, and becomes a scientist.
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Is it ironic that Someone that has a phobia of people with phobias.
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Is it ironic that A scientist invents a time machine to go back in time and study the evolution of life only to find a garden with a man, woman, and a snake.
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Is it ironic that Wind delays the launch of a European wind-mapping satellite?
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Is it ironic that A Mensa member advocates Young Earth Creationism by misunderstanding peer reviewed research that actually concludes in favor of evolution?
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Is it ironic that A helicopter evacuation was yesterday postponed again because of bad weather.
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