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Gatesy: Well, it doesn't take a genius to realise,   
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        Being good at school can be cool.   
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        Put on your lab coats, boffins rule!   
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Yon:    (Stammering) Umm... umm... I'd actually rather you didn't use the word  
        \"boffin\", 'cause if anything it means \"having sex\".   
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G & S:  There's nothing wrong with putting on your thinking cap,   
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        Though your social skills may be crap.   
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        You can impress with these cool facts:   
         
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Yon:    That Playstation you're playing at - science made that!   
Scod:   That Ghettodeck you're rapping off the beats to - science made that too!   
Gatesy: Without science, we wouldn't have cheap bathtub biker speed!   
         
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Tripod: Oh, science facts are useful,   
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        That's why they teach 'em to ya.   
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        Your teachers wouldn't screw ya,   
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        Don't be a fool,   
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        The science school is cool.   
         
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        Well, you may not see a scientist do Rock and Roll,   
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        But they understand the mineral properties of rock.   
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        As well as the physics of roll.   
         
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Scod:   Oh, Mr. Scientist, I burnt my hand bone on a boiling water!   
Yon:    How do you know it was boiling? Was it bubbling?   
Scod:   Uhh... no.   
Yon:    Then it wasn't really boiling.   
Scod:   I feel better already.   
Tripod: GO SCIENCE!   
         
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Gatesy: Help, help! I lost my ball bearing down the drain!   
Yon:    Then get a magnet, man.   
Gatesy: But it's a really deep drain.   
Yon:    Then you'll need a really long magnet.   
Tripod: GO SCIENCE!   
         
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Tripod: Oh, science facts are useful,   
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        That's why they teach 'em to ya.   
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        Your teachers wouldn't screw ya,   
        F#m        E 
        Don't be a fool,   
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        The science school is cool. 
 
 
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Scod:   Oh help, Mr. Scientist, I need you again!   
        How does a hot air balloon rise?   
Yon:    Because it's a HOT AIR balloon.   
Scod:   Ohh.   
         
Gatesy: How do I deal with girls and not feel awkward?   
         
        (Pause)   
         
Yon:    Did you know that the atomic structure of butter is not dissimilar to-   
Gatesy: But... but... but... I was asking about gir-   
Yon:    Margarine, on the other hand...   
         
Scod:   Break it down!   
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Tripod: Oh, science facts are useful...   
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        Oh, science facts are useful...   
         
Gatesy: Okay, everybody, rock and roll moment! Hold your lighters in the air!   
       
Y & S:  (Clapping, no guitar) Oh, science facts are useful...   
         
        Oh, science facts are useful...   
       
Gatesy: But be careful because butane, even when contained in very small amounts,  
        is an extremely volatile gas.   
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Y & S:  Oh, science facts are useful...   
Gatesy: Thanks to Issac Newton we can crowd-surf!   
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Y & S:  That's why they teach 'em to ya.   
Gatesy: Bikini tops are a great invention!   
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Y & S:  Your teachers wouldn't screw ya,   
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Tripod: Don't be a fool,   
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        The science school is coo_______