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Physics Riddles

If you are into science, and into exercising your brain this set of physics riddles is what you need.

Many of these riddles are unsurprisingly difficult to solve as they all relate in some way to the advanced science category of physics.

Readers beware, these are not the questions you give to your young children to help pass the time. These are an intriguing set of puzzles and will force you to use your critical thinking, reasoning, and science skills if you even want to come close to getting the right answers.

To arrive at the correct solutions, you have to read through the entire question fully. Take and examine each clue precisely, and then use these clues to guess the answer. When you think you have the correct answer, click the "Show Answer" button to verify.

Uranium-238 Riddle

What did one uranium-238 nucleus say to the other?

Hint:

"Gotta split!"

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Solved: 48%

Carbon And Hydrogen Riddle

Why did Carbon marry Hydrogen?

Hint:

They bonded well from the minute they met.

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Wedding Riddles

Solved: 62%

Fighting Physicists Riddle

What did one quantum physicist say when he wanted to fight another quantum physicist?

Hint:

"Let me atom!"

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Solved: 54%

Living In The Ocean Riddle

What is non-orientable and lives in the ocean?

Hint:

Mobius Dick.

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Solved: 42%

A One-sided Nudie Bar Riddle

How do you call a one-sided nudie bar?

Hint:

A Mobius strip club.

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Solved: 32%

Unhappy Physics Book Riddle

Why is a physics book always unhappy?

Hint:

Because it always has lots of problems.

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Solved: 54%

A Clown In Jail Riddle

What would you call a clown in jail?

Hint:

Silicon (Silly Con)

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Solved: 55%

Moebius Strip Enrollment Riddle

Why couldn't the moebius strip enroll at the school?

Hint:

They required an orientation.

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Solved: 46%

Calcium, Nickel And Neon Animal Riddle

What animal is made up of calcium, nickel and neon?

Hint:

A CaNiNe

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Solved: 60%

Doppler Effect Riddle

What is the simplest way to observe the optical Doppler effect?

Hint:

Go out at and look at cars. The lights of the ones approaching you are white, while the lights of the ones moving away from you are red.

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Solved: 48%

Bad Light Riddle

Where does bad light end up?

Hint:

In a prism.

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Solved: 46%

Mixing Sulfur, Tungsten, And Silver

What do you get when you mix sulfur, tungsten, and silver?

Hint:

SWAG

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Riddles For Teens

Solved: 39%

General Relativity Light Bulb Riddle

How many theoretical physicists specializing in general relativity does it take to change a light bulb?

Hint:

Two. One to hold the bulb and one to rotate the universe.

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Solved: 30%

Hamburgers And Steak Riddle

Why does hamburger have lower energy than steak?

Hint:

Because it's in the ground state.

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Solved: 70%

Physicist Snacks Riddle

What did the physicist snack on during lunch?

Hint:

A 'gram' cracker.

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Solved: 0%

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