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 A forest service fire tower burned down?

    82% ironic 53 votes Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that A ruler interferes with my ability to draw a straight line?

    92% ironic 36 votes Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that 98% of Earths water is undrinkable.

    66% not ironic 21 votes Vote →
  4. 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"

    67% not ironic 15 votes Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that I am presenting a big picture overview at a nano-technology conference.

    61% ironic 14 votes Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that The bank charges you extra money for not having enough money in your account?

    83% ironic 13 votes Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that Creationist Ken Ham accuses Bill Nye The Science guy of not understanding science.

    75% ironic 13 votes Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that A plastic, non-degradable bag has the word "green" on it?

    59% ironic 12 votes Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that The ship carrying global warming believers was trapped in ice?

    61% ironic 11 votes Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that The father of the "big bang theory", a pillar of truth of many atheists,was a catholic priest(Georges Lemaître)?

    55% ironic 11 votes Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that Opponents view stem cell research as the destruction of human life , vigorously protest against it .

    62% ironic 11 votes Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that When a Shatter resistant ruler shatters.

    84% ironic 11 votes Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that A smoke signal is used to advertise and promote the reduction of green-house gas emission?

    82% ironic 10 votes Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that Two people randomly choose the same number from 75-100?

    83% not ironic 9 votes Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that We know so little about the one thing (our brain) that allows us to know so much about everything else?

    90% ironic 9 votes Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that A no rust can rusts.

    68% ironic 9 votes Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that He could save others from death, but not himself.

    74% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that The brain is so complicated that it can't fully understand itself.

    71% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that A person hates science, and becomes a scientist.

    55% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that Someone that has a phobia of people with phobias.

    55% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  21. 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.

    59% not ironic 8 votes Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that Wind delays the launch of a European wind-mapping satellite?

    79% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that A Mensa member advocates Young Earth Creationism by misunderstanding peer reviewed research that actually concludes in favor of evolution?

    96% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that A helicopter evacuation was yesterday postponed again because of bad weather.

    69% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that That...

    77% ironic 7 votes Vote →