Chemistry Jokes at Work
Chemistry jokes are shared among colleagues who work in laboratories or with chemicals. Because they spend much of their time talking about chemicals, it is natural for them to carry this to social places. It is also easy for them to look at things in a manner similar to how they look at the way various chemicals react. The chemistry between people is derived from the imagination that some chemical reaction happens for people to be friends. So, having come into contact with someone you are uncomfortable with, a joke might suggest that the other person is oil while you are water: there is no reaction when water and oil are mixed no matter how much the mixture is stirred. Chemistry jokes can be complex for people who luck a chemistry background.
