Physics in the morning

I had a good laugh in the morning, thanks to Messrs Raimi and Sargent.

(Location: Open-air particle physics laboratory in the heart of New York)
Scientist 1: Sir! There seems to be an increased silicon mass in the de-molecularizer!!
Scientist 2: It's probably just a bird, it'll fly off when the engine gets started.

(Location: College physics lab)
Student: What is it?
Professor: (peers through microscope) Don't let any of that get on you.
Student: Why?
Professor: It has the characteristics of a symbiote, which needs to bond to a host in order to survive. And once it binds... it can be hard to unbind.

(later)
Professor: (The symbiote) enhances aggression...
(view through microscope - symbiote molecule colliding violently against other nearby molecules)
[the symbiote slithers towards the student, but is quickly trapped under a glass]
Professor: It seems to like you.

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