The Nihilism Extension Request

Chemistry students develop elaborate mnemonics and acronyms to memorize the periodic table, chemical bonds, and reaction mechanisms. Meanwhile, physics students just... *raises hand* "Hand." Because in physics, we don't need fancy memory tricks when we can derive everything from F=ma and a handful of constants. The universe runs on elegant simplicity that can be expressed through a few fundamental equations. Why memorize when you can derive?

The eternal rivalry between mathematicians and physicists in one perfect frame! Mathematicians, clutching their pearls over the sanctity of calculus: "No, you can't just cancel out derivatives!" Meanwhile, physicists are smugly deriving rocket equations while breaking every mathematical rule in the book. This is basically the scientific equivalent of watching someone solve a Rubik's cube by peeling off the stickers. The mathematician is having a full-on crisis while the physicist is busy getting people to the moon with what mathematicians consider mathematical blasphemy. The Tsiolkovsky rocket equation doesn't care about your mathematical purity! The best part? NASA engineers are nodding along with the physicist while mathematicians everywhere are screaming internally.

That desperate moment when your MATLAB trial expires mid-research and suddenly you're contemplating economic revolution! Nothing drives a scientist to question capitalism faster than proprietary software prices. The jump from "I need to analyze this dataset" to "We Need Communism" is apparently just one license expiration away. Graduate students worldwide nodding in silent agreement.

The gradual descent into academic delusion is perfectly captured here! Starting with basic confidence in math skills, then spiraling into the fantasy that grad school is just undergrad+, followed by the hallucination that good grades = professor material. The final clown transformation is complete with the belief that industry will eagerly scoop up academics with zero practical experience. Nothing says "I understand the job market" like thinking your ability to solve differential equations compensates for never having used Excel in a professional setting. The academic-to-industry pipeline is less of a pipeline and more of a reality check waterslide!

Ever tried pronouncing 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine without your tongue doing gymnastics? Chemistry students have nightmares about IUPAC names - those horrifying systematic chemical identifiers that make "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" look like child's play. While people freak out about "chemicals" and "GMOs" on food labels, chemists are busy having existential crises trying to remember if it's "3-methylhexan-2-one" or "2-methyl-3-hexanone." Try casually dropping "(1R,2R,3S,4R,5R)-2,3-bis(acetyloxy)-4,5-bis(benzoyloxy)cyclopentyl]methyl 3-chlorobenzoate" at a dinner party and watch everyone slowly back away!

The scientific method in a nutshell! This comic brilliantly captures how physicists design experiments that are fundamentally just sophisticated versions of animal traps. First panel: questioning why flies are attracted to plants (basic observation). Second panel: judging rats for falling for bait (controlled experiment). Third panel: being horrified by bear traps (complex experimental design). Final panel: happily walking into the Department of Physics (where we design the most elaborate traps of all - experimental setups to catch fundamental particles and confirm theories). The irony is delicious - scientists mock animals for falling into traps while dedicating careers to building increasingly complex versions of the same concept!