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This site, part of APS News Online, contains the finalists and winners of the first APS Physics Limerick Contest.  Twenty-five humorous limericks based on classical and modern physics concepts are provided, along with a link to view the remaining submissions.
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Keywords: contest, humor, limerick, physics
Record Creator: Metadata instance created September 25, 2006 by Ann Deml
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(American Physical Society, College Park, 1997), WWW Document, (https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/features/limericks.cfm).
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APS News: Physics Limericks (American Physical Society, College Park, 1997), <https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/features/limericks.cfm>.
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APS News: Physics Limericks. (1997). Retrieved March 17, 2025, from American Physical Society: https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/features/limericks.cfm
Chicago Format
American Physical Society. APS News: Physics Limericks. College Park: American Physical Society, 1997. https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/features/limericks.cfm (accessed 17 March 2025).
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APS News: Physics Limericks. College Park: American Physical Society, 1997. 17 Mar. 2025 <https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/features/limericks.cfm>.
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