Stereoisomers: The Samuel Jackson Edition

Stereoisomers: The Samuel Jackson Edition
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Chemistry nerds unite! This meme brilliantly plays on the concept of stereoisomers in organic chemistry. Just like how molecules with the same chemical formula can have different spatial arrangements (L and D configurations), we have Samuel-L-Jackson and Samuel-D-Jackson - identical in composition but mirrored in space!

For the uninitiated, L and D prefixes (from Latin levo- and dextro-) indicate how a molecule rotates polarized light. In biochemistry, these tiny differences can completely change how molecules function in living systems - just like how one Samuel might say "I've had it with these motherf***ing snakes" while his isomer might say "I've had it with these snakerf***ing mothers." Same words, totally different meaning!

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