Just a few more ideas to add to this wonderful list of costume party ideas from Chad Orzel.
Schrodinger’s Cat — Just like any ordinary cat costume, but play dead from the waist down. If it’s a certain kind of party, play dead from the waist up. Alternatively, spend the entire party hiding in the coat closet with a potentially lethal dose of alcohol and a quantum eight ball providing drinking tips.
Gravity well — Dress entirely in rubber sheets and consume all food and drink using only an oversized funnel.
Lagrange point — Dress as you please, but you must constantly position yourself at a point of zero net gravitational force relative to the host and their significant other. This is easiest to do as L1, of course, but more experienced partygoers can try for L2 in the event that the host proves to be a jealous sort.
Calabi-Yau — Find a dress that clearly implies you have somehow folded six extra dimensions into a three-fold projection. I’m almost sure that they did this on Project Runway a couple seasons ago, to great effect.
Observer effect — Bounce racquetballs (or what-have-you) off the other partygoers to precisely detect their whereabouts. Check whether the act of such observation affects their position and velocity.
Voyager — Dress like you are from the 1970’s and spend your time at the party trying to get total strangers to take notice of your probe and listen to your gold albums. Or, as my creepy uncle would say, just be yourself.
You guys have any conceptual costume ideas from your own field of study?
