[AmishDude]

But I never met a mathematician who knew diddly about science in practice anyway

I sometimes don't know how to unstop my toilet, either. Shall we have a Department of Plumbing at the local university?

[js1138]

I sometimes don't know how to unstop my toilet, either. Shall we have a Department of Plumbing at the local university?

Plumbing is taught at universities. My daughter majored in building construction and is managing projects in Manhattan. Should plumbing not be a subject of study?

[Right Wing Professor]

I sometimes don't know how to unstop my toilet, either. Shall we have a Department of Plumbing at the local university?

My plumber doesn't tell me how to do science.

And I do know how to unstop my toilet. It's possibly because I'm familiar with a variety of tools, not just pencils :-)

[Chiapet]

I sometimes don't know how to unstop my toilet, either. Shall we have a Department of Plumbing at the local university?

Actually, that's not a half bad idea. It would probably be a heck of a lot more useful (not to mention lucrative) as a major than sociology or communications.