• Skybreaker@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    As someone with a degree in physics who ended up in an engineering role, I approve of this meme.

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      1 year ago

      Fr, what can you do with a physics degree except teach people physics

      • Troy@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        Applied physics is a thing. Lots of jobs there. Geophysics, biophysics, engineering physics (yes, that’s a thing…)

        • milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          I used my particle physics and knowledge of quantum topology to hybridise a new species of drought-resistant pineapple just the other day. It’s that easy!

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              Well, we did have plenty of engineered items before having the proper physics theory to explain what was happening. Physics does a whole lot more than simply enabling engineering to do more. It’s the basis of our understanding of the universe.

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              Oh, I do my plumbing based on political science. But that’s not especially modern. The real genius is using music theory to run my email server. I’m setting self-hosted jazz on a saxophone next weekend.