A consortium of scientists today issued a statement expressing their annoyance that “rocket scientist” has somehow come to mean a super-intelligent person.
“I’m working with sub-atomic particles, things so small that they’re literally affected by photons of light striking them, making them almost impossible to observe in a neutral state,” said Professor Dave Grolsch of Cal Tech. “Let me tell you, that’s hard. I’m not sure what’s so impressive about blasting a hunk of metal into space.”
”Exactly,” said Dr Steve Herschenheimer of MIT. “The work I’m doing with nanobots could lead to cures for conditions that kill thousands of people every year. But sure, let’s give these guys a parade for finding out Mars is made of rocks.”
The statement was co-signed by a number of surgeons, pissed off that brain surgeons are getting all the glory.
“Oh, you think the brain’s the only important organ? Really? Have you tried living with liver failure, or without your heart pumping blood around your body? No you haven’t, because it’s impossible.
“But those brain surgeons think they’re so damn special. They won’t even sit with the rest of us in the hospital canteen.”