# "Effing Science" - Horrible show title?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-science-horrible-show-title/553946
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [September 16, 2010, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-science-horrible-show-title/553946 "2010-09-16T08:14:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-science-horrible-show-title/553946/1 "2010-09-16T08:14:32Z")
I have recently come across this show and I find it to be educational and well presented. It is a good show for young people because it takes scientific principles and demonstrates and explains them in a clear and easy to understand manor.
However, I think the show’s title is in poor taste. Why the “effin’”? It certainly wasn’t necessary and is apparently contrary to the show’s principles. They are presenting a show that advances education while at the same time promotes profanity. I’m not a prude by a longshot but I find this disturbing.
Any thoughts on this?
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### Author:  [@wbeaty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wbeaty)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-science-horrible-show-title/553946/2 "2010-09-16T09:15:07Z")
> [@Peanuthead](#):
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> Why the “effin’”?
Apparently its name seemed more appropriately humorous in the original venue: it was running as one segment in Attack of the Show:
[http://g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/itseffingscience/index.html](http://g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/itseffingscience/index.html)
[Attack of the Show! - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_of_the_Show)!
Effin’ magnets: now they trigger the appearance of retrocausal nominal synchronicities.
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### Author:  [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-science-horrible-show-title/553946/3 "2010-09-16T11:47:36Z")
> [@Peanuthead](#):
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> I have recently come across this show and I find it to be educational and well presented. It is a good show for young people because it takes scientific principles and demonstrates and explains them in a clear and easy to understand manor.
> However, I think the show’s title is in poor taste. Why the “effin’”? It certainly wasn’t necessary and is apparently contrary to the show’s principles. They are presenting a show that advances education while at the same time promotes profanity. \*\* I’m not a prude by a longshot but I find this disturbing.\*\*
> Any thoughts on this?
You’ve already expressed my thoughts exactly.
I try not to make posts that are simply “me too” but I’m interested to hear an argument in favor of the title so I’d like the thread to keep going.
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### Author:  [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-science-horrible-show-title/553946/4 "2010-09-16T13:01:29Z")
Moving from IMHO to Cafe Society.
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### Author:  [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-science-horrible-show-title/553946/5 "2010-09-16T14:02:30Z")
I’ve only watched the first episode, but I thought they were trying WAY too hard to come across as edgy and hip, and I think the title is a reflection of that.
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### Author:  [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-science-horrible-show-title/553946/6 "2010-09-16T14:03:21Z")
> [@wbeaty](#):
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> Effin’ magnets: now they trigger the appearance of retrocausal nominal synchronicities.
How does _that_ work? 😉
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### Author:  [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-science-horrible-show-title/553946/7 "2010-09-16T14:17:10Z")
“The schools aren’t teaching science.”
“What?”
“They aren’t teaching science.”
“What?”
“How do you spell science?”
“S-C-I-E-N-C-E.”
“You forgot the F.”
“There’s no F in science.”
“That’s what I’m tryin to tell ya!”
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### Author:  [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-science-horrible-show-title/553946/8 "2010-09-16T14:18:47Z")
Y’know, if you actually _think_ about the children, you realize that they’re already familiar with phrases far worse then “effing”.
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### Author:  [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-science-horrible-show-title/553946/9 "2010-09-16T14:34:45Z")
students hear that science and math are hard and may hear about ‘effing science’ from older students having a hard time with it. it does takes some learning skills and brain development, both age dependent, to understand both. superficially referring to science using a term, likely heard already, to show dislike but provide excitement to hook you is OK.
always good when talking about tv media in an international forum to give your country and network so people know what is being referred to. i had not seen the show. wbeaty did provide a point of reference.
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### Author:  [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-science-horrible-show-title/553946/10 "2010-09-16T14:37:15Z")
> [@Peanuthead](#):
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> apparently contrary to the show’s principles. They are presenting a show that advances education while at the same time promotes profanity. I’m not a prude by a longshot but I find this disturbing.
> Any thoughts on this?
Promoting profanity is not contrary to advancing education.
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### Author:  [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-science-horrible-show-title/553946/11 "2010-09-16T15:24:22Z")
Indeed. I’m in favor of promoting both.
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### Author:  [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-science-horrible-show-title/553946/12 "2010-09-16T15:28:42Z")
Promote educated profanity!
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### Author:  [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-science-horrible-show-title/553946/13 "2010-09-16T15:36:04Z")
I agree that it sounds like it’s trying too hard to be cool. It’s one of those times that when I see something, I feel like I’m being pandered to. “Like, this is a show for people who value learning…but are still hip and with it!” Blech.
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### Author:  [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-science-horrible-show-title/553946/14 "2010-09-16T15:44:05Z")
It’s on the G4 Network. TV for gamers.
I just wish they’d stay off my lawn. _sigh_
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### Author:  [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-science-horrible-show-title/553946/15 "2010-09-16T15:44:26Z")
My problem isn’t that it’s profanity, but that it seems to imply that science is a bad thing.
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### Author:  [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-science-horrible-show-title/553946/16 "2010-09-16T16:09:20Z")
I like the bar bets segments. Nothing like practical applications of science combined with drinking.
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### Author:  [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-science-horrible-show-title/553946/17 "2010-09-16T18:43:26Z")
> [@Chronos](#):
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> My problem isn’t that it’s profanity, but that it seems to imply that science is a bad thing.
I think it’s more like “That’s effin’ sweet!” than “Effin’ science is too hard.”
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### Author:  [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-science-horrible-show-title/553946/18 "2010-09-16T18:56:54Z")
> [@Chronos](#):
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> My problem isn’t that it’s profanity, but that it seems to imply that science is a bad thing.
No, that show is called “Yet More Ways in Which Science Effs You In the A”.
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-science-horrible-show-title/553946/19 "2010-09-16T19:15:11Z")
I saw one episode of this garbage and I thought they should have called it _Mythbusters for Assholes_. Where _Mythbusters_ projects a sense of wonder and a dedication to safety and empiricism, _It’s Effn’ Science_ seemed to be about how hilarious it was to use technology to be an asshole.
In one segment, they put a guy in a car that had a sonic alarm, but didn’t tell him about it. I assume the producers took care that it was safe for insurance purposes, but the attitude that came across in the program was that hurting that guy was funny.
Next I suppose they’ll have a show called _It’s Effin’ Finance_, in which they mug people.
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### Author:  [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-science-horrible-show-title/553946/20 "2010-09-16T19:49:47Z")
> [@runner pat](#):
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> It’s on the G4 Network. TV for gamers.
This. It’s more like Science for the Jackass crowd (not that there’s anything wrong with that). Not really educational like you would aim at high-schoolers.
That said, the science is sometimes suspect. I don’t think I can forgive them for the quiz bumper that declared the first thing that would kill you in space would be the vacuum because it would make your body explode.
:smack::smack::smack:
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