Top 10 reasons why Particle Physics is cooler than Biology

10. Compare jargon:
     - quarks, neutrinos, gluons, charm, ...
     - deoxyribonucleic acid, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, ...

 9. Most famous Particle Physics spinoff: World Wide Web.
    Most famous Molecular Biology spinoff: cloned sheep.

 8. Einstein: hair to spare.
    Darwin: bald.

 7. Particle Physicists hold conferences in exotic places like Columbus,
    Ohio.

 6. Compare Hot Topics:
     - warped extra dimensions of space,
     - new strains of E. coli.

 5. Particle physicists used to be smarter and more arrogant than
    Biologists. Now they are just smarter.

 4. Nuclear weapons: cheap, safe, reliable.
    Biological weaapons: banned by Geneva Convention.

 3. Particle Physics promises:
     - superstrings, supersymmetry, supercolliders.
    Biology promises:
     - supermice, supertomatoes.

 2. Richard Feynman: played bongos, chased girls.
    James D. Watson: bird watcher.

 1. No rats.


DPF 2000, Joseph Lykken.