#4583

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Sept. 17, 2013, 5:44 p.m.

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//Discussing Newton's third law, how throwing stuff off a vehicle will get you moving Schafer: So you're in a college class, and the professor gives you some problem like this: "Say you take your girlfriend or your boyfriend for a boat ride in a pond. But, you lose your paddlers. How do you get back to land?" See, this question is just bad. Like, they want you to say something about taking off your clothes and throwing them out the boat, but you could just swim! In fact, you could probably wait a bit and eventually just drift back to shore. Billy Leete: Why don't you just throw your girlfriend out of the boat?

#4546

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June 6, 2013, 8:32 p.m.

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//Stein, Schafer, Ostrander, Hammond are sitting at a few desks in solving puzzles in a room full of Magnet students. Rose is also in the room. Stein: Does anyone in here know math? Anyone? //Students look confused, look around, shrug their shoulders Students, unanimously: Uh, no, no one.

#4525

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April 29, 2013, 9:34 p.m.

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//Announcement to class Schafer: Remember to buy Puzzlepalooza shirts! Sankar: Will they be huge?

#4512

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April 17, 2013, midnight

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Jason Ma: Mr. Schafer, do you go to church? Mr. Schafer: Umm... Jason Ma: Mr. Schafer, DID YOU HAVE A FATHER?! //Mr. Schafer and the class stare at Jason

#4492

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April 6, 2013, 7:55 p.m.

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//At Wallops 2013, learning about marine phyla MSC Guy: Of course, sponges can regenerate. You could even stick one in a blender then watch it grow back. Teddy: Wow, I wish I could do that! Schafer: Yeah, I wish I could stick you in a blender too.

#4383

2830

Jan. 9, 2013, 6:29 p.m.

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//Jinhie and Annie leave for a track event Schafer: So what are you trying to run the mile in? Viju: Shoes.

#4237

3741

Oct. 8, 2012, 5:57 p.m.

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//In Mathphys, discussing pendula and bobs. Viju: Oh, so its like the plumb bobs we used in R&E. Mr. Schafer: Yeah, but plumb bobs have points. We aren't using plumb bobs. //Viju pokes Bob in the gut Viju: How about a plump Bob?

#4230

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Oct. 4, 2012, 8:53 p.m.

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//Discussing pokemon. Schafer: No, Squirtle's the best!! 'Cause at first he's like, kinda cute, and kind of unassuming, and you're like, "Ohhh, it's just a turtle!", and then he's like BOOM TIDAL WAVE.

#4207

4446

Sept. 20, 2012, 7:42 p.m.

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//Talking in Mathphys Schafer: Yeah, so, this weekend I was out shopping to get model rockets for my nephew. I kind of add 3-5 years forward to whatever age he is, so I was thinking....he's 7, that's basically like 11, better get some rockets. Students: Whoa, what? Schafer: C'mon, everyone needs to have one questionable uncle like that. No one else fits the job better.

#4206

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Sept. 20, 2012, 7:37 p.m.

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//Talking in Math Phys Student: Wait, you don't watch Mythbusters? Schafer: Nah, I don't watch *any* TV except sports. Student: What about your son? Schafer: No, definitely no TV for him. He won't be a child of the Internet either. He'll be a kid of nature and Legos and figuring out stuff. *pause* But wait, no, for educational shows and things, I have a plan. If he watches TV...I'll make sure everything will only be in Spanish. He'll get English from me and my wife, but the TV-- solamente en Español. Then I'm hoping that through natural language diffusion and whatnot... Student: He's going to have some interesting stories once he's a teenager... Schafer: Oh definitely. Friends will be like, "Why are you so *weird*?" and he'll just say, "Well...you see, when I was a kid..."