When you hear the phrase "so bad, it's good", you probably think of the movie 'The Room' or Rebecca Black's song 'Friday'. But there's more to it than just entertainment.
And 'Bad Science Jokes' is a perfect example of this.
Using various social media platforms, it shares educational jokes and STEM content that can not only make you chuckle but teach you a couple of things, too. Whether it's trivia about the animal kingdom or something more niche, like the characteristics of ancient column architecture, 'Bad Science Jokes' touches upon many fields, keeping its feed fresh and interesting.
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Melissa Church, the woman behind 'Bad Science Jokes' has been running it for about a decade now and it has definitely changed her life.
"It may seem crazy, but I think about BSJ a lot," she told Bored Panda. "Most of my free time somehow revolves around it as well. I have to actually tell myself 'No 'Bad Science Jokes' for a bit.''"
"I have spent a third of my life working on it."
Melissa said she has already annoyed most of her friends with the, "Hey can you help me with a joke/post?"
"My family write to me things that [they] relate to it. It's a nonstop production," she added. "On the plus side, I have learned a ton. I completely believe that humor can help you remember something, and I am proof of that. "
There might be a lot of truth to that. A Pew Research poll revealed that viewers of humorous news shows such as The Daily Show and The Colbert Report exhibited higher retention of facts than those who got them from newspapers, CNN, Fox News, or network stations.
Neuroscience research suggests that humor systematically activates the brain's dopamine reward system, and cognitive studies show that dopamine is important for both goal-oriented motivation and long-term memory, while educational research indicates that correctly-used humor can be an effective intervention to improve retention in students from kindergarten through college.
Knock Knock !... Land Shark ! (If you don't know this... You don't know SNL)
Spears and atlatls, or do we get to use modern weapons?
Load More Replies...Ask Jeff Goldblum's character from Jurassic Park, he'll fill you in😊
Load More Replies...But the really question is "why not?" How else will we find out if our prediction that it will go horribly wrong is correct or not?
Load More Replies...Aww... It's so cute! Surely something so cute could not wreak havoc on the earth!
I bet Mussolini, Hitler, Franco, etc. were cute babies...
Load More Replies...It looks nothing at all like the illustration. Instead, it is a solid rock. It is, however, distantly related to primitive birds, who were already around in its time, so the photo is probably a decent representation of what it would've looked like 72 million years ago.
Are you sure? I know dinosaurs are cool, but hungry dinosaurs roaming in the city?
Hey, imagine if dinosaurs weren't actually extinct like we thought and when we least expect it, they take over the world!
'Bad Science Jokes' boasts the biggest following on Instagram, where it has 600,000 fans. To reach all of these people, Melissa employs pretty much everything the platform has to offer.
"To be honest, I think the best performing feature is the Carousel (multiple pictures in one post)," she said. "I have to divvy up the types of content to remain appealing to followers and to better appear on newsfeeds and explore tabs."
"Instagram will hate me, but I don't think reels do all that well on the platform," she added. "At least not with my audience. Of course, there are a handful who prefer it, and for certain types of content, reels work far better. Instagram's typical users are just not as into the short-form video content."
And get yourself a Masters along the way, then every time you learn a new skill (like hammering a nail in the wall) you can say "I mastered that pretty quick". Of course you could stay a confirmed bachelor all your life too.
We also asked Melissa what other accounts would she recommend for people who like 'Bad Science Jokes' and she said that her top suggestions are @punhubonline, @neil.degrasse (a Niel Degrasse fan site), @sketchingscience, and @nickuhas.
You're welcome!
How do they know it’s because they’re happy and contented? For all we know it’s seal sign for “sod off, human, stop photographing me”
So you're saying we czechs are descendants of MF-ing T-REXs? Heck YEAH!!!! XD
I was going to say that it's mouths are it's feet, and it flails it's reproductive organs in the breeze, but then I realised that's what most plants do. I am not good at plants.
I'm reminded of that time in Futurama when they go to the nude beach planet. Fry: "How much more nude can you get?" Zoidberg: "Watch and learn." Zip "Wabba de wub wub wub".
Ancient man rushed to discover that the Earth wasn't flat... In fear that cats would have pushed us off the edge..
As a Canadian anglophone trying to speak french, i can totally relate 🐐
We’d be in real trouble if one species actually “ruled” the world. Unless it’s trees. They seem sensible. Treebeard for President of the World!
manatees are also called floaty potatoes so i want to share this floaty-pot...da5dc3.jpg
It could also mean that it is hunting you, but it's almost done
I think he's sitting there because his two year old daughter invited him to a tea party and now he has to drink invisible tea from a small plastic cup.
(slave graffiti) "Slid huge block 4 feet today, was only whipped 5 times... It was a good day".... somehow this scenario is this same for modern workers..
Paolumu was always my favorite, glad to know we have tiny ones in real life.
(Dinosaur looking up at sky).... Let He Who Is Without Sin .. Cast The First Stone !
Still safer than my commute every morning. Instead of a million parts, I have about a hundred cars to watch out for being driven by stupid psychotic apes.
i would do that, if i had the energy to scream when i wake up.
I have a t-shirt that has Я не знаю printed on it. People ask what it says and I truthfully reply, "I don't know."
Don't know where they could have picked that language up the little *&^%$# s***s.
"How do you feel? I feel great Doc! That's because you don't know how sick you really are...."
(Shudder).... Helen of Troy... The face that launched a thousand scooters...
I just read Romeo and Juliet, and there is not enough yes in the world to describe how good this is.
To be honest that's probably a lot easier for a student to follow. At least if my last professor, who had the beginnings of Parkinson's Disease, is representative of older lecturers.
Well Mars is even bigger and back in '99 we screwed that up with the Mars Climate Orbiter.
Remove the bird pic, just keep the text, then maybe the old fogies in office will care 😬
And you Europeans thought our system of feet, miles and degrees Fahrenheit, was weird. Turns out, we're just getting started.
Homosapiens.... You are all now extinct.... Because... Because... Uh... We just invented paper and paper beats rock... So there!
There's water in everything we drink. Try to name a single beverage that doesn't contain water. I guess technically you can drink vegetable oil, but I really wouldn't recommend it.