54 points
Black Mesa was an insane confluence of theoretical and practical physics. I mean they’re inventing fucking interdimensional travel and handheld laser weapons. Also there’s a security guard that jokes to Gordon “looks like you’re in the barrel today” which implies everyone on the team takes turns in the suit. That was just Gordon’s day; he probably does spend most days in an office somewhere doing math
18 points
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39 points
They asked me how well I understood theoretical physics.
I said, I had a theoretical degree in physics.
10 points
I am also a “theoretical” physicist.
69 points
> experiment goes horribly wrong
I wonder why, maybe because he wasn’t an experimental physicist?
31 points
My post-doc paid $35k and lasted 5 years. You’d switch fields too.
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