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There are two types of nerds...

... the ones that complete "may the force be" with "with you," and those that complete it with "equal to mass times acceleration!" May the force be equal to the derivative of momentum! Academic nerds vs. fandom nerds: who is nerdier overall?

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GnatFree

Geek - A nerd specializing in technology and science. ie Geek Squad
Nerd - A person who is extremely into something. ie "That guy was talking about firefly for an hour, what a nerd."

TetrisGuy · 26-30, M

Not necessarily.
It's the other way around, really.

GnatFree

Right, that's why best buy has Geek Squad specializing in omputer repair.

TetrisGuy · 26-30, M

Nope. Geeks aren't academic. They might like science, but they aren't academic, and aren't specifically into science. Geeks are fandom nerds, and are more into sci-fi than actual science, typically. Academic nerds (preppies and/or dweebs) are the people into actual science and their studies.

GnatFree

Dude, geek means Expert basically, nerd these days is meaningless. And besides even in the Revenge of the nerds only half of them were actual computer nerds, the rest were geeks.