Halloween is rapidly approaching, and you're going as a mad scientist—again. You can't break from your experiments to fritter away hours crafting the ultimate geeky costume. We get it, but there are alternatives. Hang up the lab coat, put away those goggles and get creative. After all, that faculty party is the perfect way to strut your sciency stuff. Impress your thesis advisor without emptying your wallet or wasting your time. These costumes require minimal input for maximal nerdiness.

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5 Comments

1. 1. Bird/tree/dinosaur/etc. geek 02:40 PM 10/26/12

   Come on! What science geek isn't a Star Wars fan, and what Star Wars fan wouldn't go as Darth Vader?
   
   That said, the Schrodinger's Cat costume was hilarious.

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2. 2. BoskyO 04:04 PM 10/26/12

   For women (OK, guys too) a simple, sleeveless straight line dress -- Red Shift.

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3. 3. rogersgeorge 07:53 PM 10/26/12

   Coveralls, a Fenyman diagram drawn on the front, and a couple of wrenches in your hand. You're a quantum mechanic!

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4. 4. BoskyO in reply to rogersgeorge 08:58 PM 10/26/12

   I like it...
   

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5. 5. George2512 01:02 AM 11/1/12

   One could always go as the Doppler Effect.
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5KaeCZ_AaY
   

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