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Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)

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286 points lachlan_gray | 5 comments | 16 Nov 25 23:15 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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amelius ◴[16 Nov 25 23:26 UTC] No.45949404[source]▶
I don't see much connection here between miss BS and semiconductor physics.

It's just a physics book that happens to have pictures of the popstar in it.

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conception ◴[16 Nov 25 23:27 UTC] No.45949413[source]▶
It’s a 25 year old joke. It was a simpler time.
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aeve890 ◴[16 Nov 25 23:33 UTC] No.45949465[source]▶
But what's the joke though?
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twodave ◴[16 Nov 25 23:47 UTC] No.45949577[source]▶
It’s called absurdity. It’s funny because it’s obviously not true, and also funny because of the undertones that it’s a clever way to get horny teenagers to study physics who really just want to see the photos.
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1. makeitdouble ◴[17 Nov 25 00:35 UTC] No.45949855{3}[source]▶
It would be absurd if pop stars by defintion could not explain semiconductor physics. Like how a snake wearing boots is absurd.
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2. ChrisMarshallNY ◴[17 Nov 25 01:18 UTC] No.45950053[source]▶
Dr. Brian May comes to mind...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_May#Scientific_career

Maybe not so absurd.

Also, Todd Rundgren used to be a registered Apple developer. We'd see him moseying around the WWDC, every year.

3. twodave ◴[17 Nov 25 02:43 UTC] No.45950422[source]▶
You are being pedantic, but I’ll play along. Absurd has multiple meanings. It can mean nonsensical, but it can also mean utterly ridiculous or silly. Under those other meanings I believe the pop-star-physics-professor still qualifies.
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4. makeitdouble ◴[17 Nov 25 05:34 UTC] No.45951079[source]▶
It sounds pedantic, but "absurd" is fundamentally different from "rare". A lot of baggage comes from flagging something as absurd, instead of just unexpected or uncommon. Winning the lottery isn't absurd, having 3 pairs of some chromosome isn't either, and being a successful pop singer with an academic background isn't either, it's just rare.
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5. twodave ◴[17 Nov 25 11:40 UTC] No.45952757{3}[source]▶
It IS pedantic, because we are talking not of pop stars in general, but Britney Spears specifically.