Scientific Exploration

"OMEGA"

The Great O
Value                 of 800
Symbol                        for ohm
Expensive                            watch
Lowliest                               wolf
Star Trek                    particle
The end of         all things
Last letter of the        Greek alphabet

Total: 8 lines / 27 words
Form: Shape Poetry  



"FIBONACCI"

AUTHOR'S NOTE: The Fibonacci Number is an integer sequence where the next number in in the series is the sum of the previous two numbers. It has a variety of applications; everything from economic modeling to poker predictions to natural arrangements of leaves on branches, the fruitlets of a pineapple, and a snail's shell.

one
one, two
three, five, eight
thirteen, and then
twenty-one, thirty-four, et cetera


Total: 5 lines / 13 words
Form: Tetractys  



"THE EDUCATION OF JESSE PINKMAN"

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Inspired by the television show Breaking Bad

Jesse Pinkman used to have an itch
To peddle meth and make himself rich
Then he met Walter White
Became his acolyte
Learned to cook and exclaimed “Science, bitch!”


Total: 5 lines / 29 words
Form: Limerick  



"OLOGIES, A TO Z"

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Two of these areas of study are made up. Can you guess which ones before hovering over them to find the answer?

Aerology

study of the atmosphere

Boxology

study of schematic layouts

Cereology

study of crop circles

Dialectology

study of dialects

Escapology

study of escaping from restraints or traps

Fulminology

study of lighting

Graphology

study of handwriting

Heliology

study of the sun

Ichnology

study of the fossil footprints, tracks, and burrows

Japanology

study of Japanese people

Kymatology

study of the waves and wave motions

Ludology

study of games and play

Metrology

study of measurement

Nephology

study of the clouds

Oology

study of eggs

Palynology

study of pollen

Quidditchology

NOT AN OLOGY... at least not outside Hogwarts. I’m sure there are some extreme Harry Potter fans out there who have already turned this into a pseudoscience!

Rheology

study of flow

Synecology

study of the ecological relationships among communities of organisms

Thanatology

study of physical, psychological, and social problems associated with dying

Urology

study of diseases of the urogenital tract

Vexillology

study of flags

Waxology

NOT AN OLOGY... while the study of wax or the application of wax isn’t a branch of scientific study per se, I’m sure some surfers and car aficionados would argue there’s a science to it.

Xlyology

study of wood

Zymology

study of fermentation

Total: 26 lines / 26 words
Form: Monorhyme  



"AN ODE TO SCIENCE"

Oh, science! You unforgiving minx,
Exacting standards, no room for hijinks.
Sometimes I wish you’d fall for my act,
And not be so utterly obsessed with fact.

While the arts may be open to interpretation,
You’re more concerned with logic and causation.
Intellectually curious and discerning,
You’re never ever truly done learning.

The arts may give us music, movies, and games,
But you’re the one that advances our evolutionary aims.
While everyone else is playing around,
You discover what previously hadn’t been found.


Total: 12 lines / 83 words
Form: Ode  



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Total: 56 lines / 178 words (see above for individual word counts)
Form: see above for list of forms

Originally written for "Invalid Item"  and "I Write in 2018" .