• Question: In a fight between a chemist and a physicst who would win? What if a biologist joined the fray?

    Asked by angeredwalrus to Alex, Amy, Andy, Georgia, Ollie on 21 Jun 2011.
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      Ollie Russell answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      What kind of fight are we talking about? If its a straight forward fist fight then id say the chemist. They tend to be fairly strong because of all the chemicals and glass they have to lug around the lab. Physicists tend to work behind a desk doing maths all day, so Id say they are probably quite unfit.

      If a biologist came into the fray id say they would take sides with the chemist, survival of the fittest and all that ;). After the physicist has been defeated then all bets are off. I think it the biologist might win on points, they’d know the weak spots and where to hit the chemist to cause maximum pain.

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      Amy Reeve answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      if you are talking about a death match……….I think the physicist would take it! i am fairly sure they would bring some kind of atomic weapon! plus physicists are sneaky!
      I think the biologist would side with the physicist (sorry Ollie!). Once the chemist was out of the way then the biologist would unleash some kind of infection to wipe out the physicist.

      If you are talking about a straight forward wrestle then i think chemist would win the first round, biologist the second! Either way we (biologists!) come out on top! 🙂

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      Andy MacLeod answered on 21 Jun 2011:

      Any chemist worth their salt (solution) should be able to whip up a good batch of explosives. As far as I can see, the whole point of chemistry is to make things blow up.

      But then, any physicist worth their salt should be able to manipulate the laws of space-time. As far as I can see, the whole point of physics is to be able to build a time machine. But that may be why I was never much good at physics.

      So I’d put my money on the physicist.

      Any sensible biologist would just wait on the sidelines till those two had worn each other out. And then use their mastery over the animal kingdom to call up a whole heard of elephants to trample anyone left standing.

      Because as far as I can see, the whole point of biology is to learn how to get animals to do your bidding. 😀

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