50 best science jokes to make you laugh in 2024

Here are some of our favourite science one-liners. We hope you don't find them too Boron.

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Published: March 22, 2024 at 6:00 pm

Whether you’re a kid, student, teacher, or loud and proud nerd, we all enjoy funny science jokes – even the most corny and painful puns. That’s why we’ve put together a collection of our best cheesy (and downright groan-worthy) short one-liners for both children and adults to enjoy in 2024.

We have wracked our brains to come up with 50 of our favourites. By the time you get to the end of this list, we think you will have sulphered enough...

50 Best Science Jokes 2024

  1. What do you call a rude hydrocarbon? Crude oil
  2. Never talk to Pi. They will go on forever
  3. Why did the chemist get fired? Because they didn't react well under pressure
  4. Oxygen and potassium went on a date. It went OK
  5. A neutron walks into a bar and asks the landlord “How much for a beer?” The landlord says “For you, no charge”
  6. Why don't ants get sick? Because they have anty bodies
  7. Did you hear about the physicist who got chilled to absolute zero? They are 0k now
  8. The rotation of the Earth makes my day
  9. Don’t trust atoms, they make up everything
  10. Did you hear about the restaurant on Mercury? The lighting was good but it had zero atmosphere
  11. We couldn’t catch the chemical thieves. They were to phosphorus
  12. How often should you tell a chemistry joke? Periodically
  13. Albert Einstein developed a theory about space. And it was about time too
  14. I think I've lost an electron. In fact, I'm positive
  15. Why did the biologist break up with the physicist? They had no chemistry
  16. A plant asks another plant "Are you hungry?" They replied, "I could use a light snack"
  17. Chemists are so happy in the lab because they're in their element
  18. I was studying frequency in my physics lesson and now my brain hertz
  19. Why did the scientist remove their doorbell? They wanted to win the no-bell prize
  20. What is Iron's favourite ride? A ferrous wheel
  21. Why did the bacteria cross the microscope? To get to the other slide
  22. I was reading a book on helium and I couldn't put it down
  23. There are 10 sorts of people in the world: those that understand binary numbers and those that don't
  24. A photon went on holiday but didn't take any luggage. It was travelling light
  25. What do you call two diamonds going for a meal together? Carbon dating
  26. Do radioactive cats have 18 half-lives?
  27. A quantum physicist walks into a bar and doesn't
  28. How do you have a party in space? You planet
  29. Why are chemists excellent at solving problems? Because they have solutions
  30. What sound does a sub-atomic duck make? Quark Quark Quark
  31. Two blood cells met and fell in love. But it was all in vein
  32. If the king breaks wind, is it a noble gas?
  33. Scientists who study the Sun probably have a flare for research
  34. No matter how popular they get, antibiotics will never be viral
  35. I'm not lazy – I'm just full of potential energy
  36. Did you hear about the expert on nuclear energy? He was a real afissionado
  37. Why do tigers have stripes? So they don’t get spotted
  38. Why did the two 4’s skip lunch? They already 8
  39. The astronomer spent all night wondering where the Sun had gone. But then it dawned on him
  40. What did one charged atom say to the other? I got my ion you
  41. Chemistry is like cooking. But don't ever lick the spoon
  42. Why don't geologists like scary movies? Because they are petrified
  43. What are the hardest books to read? Friction books
  44. What is a scientist's favourite dog? A lab
  45. What do solids, liquids and gases have in common? They all matter
  46. I heard that Oxygen and Magnesium were going on a date and I was like O Mg
  47. What’s the difference between a dog and a marine biologist? One wags a tail and the other tags a whale
  48. How do Scientists freshen their breath? With experi-mints
  49. Where do astronauts leave their spaceships? At parking meteors
  50. Why are there so many bad chemistry jokes? All the good ones Argon

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