Lame Joke: A Chemist, An Engineer and An Economist

August 5, 2009
By Wayang Times

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A chemist, an engineer and an economist are stranded on a deserted island. They carry with them some canned food but have no ordinary means of opening the cans. The chemist suggests gathering some wood and starting a fire and then holding the cans over the heat, counting on the expanding contents to burst open the cans. The engineer thinks it would be better to try smashing the cans open with some of the rocks lying around. The economist begins, “Assume we had a can opener…”

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2 Responses to “ Lame Joke: A Chemist, An Engineer and An Economist ”

  1. kelvin on August 5, 2009 at 5:30 pm

    I am slow, dun understand???

  2. Wayang Times on August 5, 2009 at 11:55 pm

    hmm this is sort of an inside joke about how Economists always like to assume everything being constant/ideal.