The Deadly Drink Order

Celebrity couples? Please. The Curies discovered radioactive elements AND remained happily married despite the fact that they were literally glowing at night from radiation exposure. Marie Curie won TWO Nobel Prizes when most women weren't allowed near a lab, while Pierre turned down solo recognition because he knew scientific partnerships trump fame. Their notebooks are still so radioactive today that you need protective gear to read them. Now THAT'S relationship goals - discovering elements that can kill you while simultaneously revolutionizing physics, chemistry, and medicine. Modern celebrities might have Instagram, but the Curies had polonium and radium.

The eternal struggle of protein crystallography summed up in dragon form. The diagnostic region is all business, giving you that perfect diffraction pattern and structural data. Meanwhile, the fingerprint region is just vibing with its tongue out, creating a chaotic mess of overlapping signals that make your mass spec look like abstract art. Nothing says "six months of work down the drain" quite like realizing your protein's fingerprint region has the structural integrity of a sugar-high toddler.

Fluorine is basically the electron-hungry gremlin of the periodic table! It's missing just ONE electron to complete its outer shell, making it the most electronegative element out there. When it spots another atom with electrons, it gets those adorable pleading eyes like "👉👈 is for me?" Fluorine doesn't ask permission - it TAKES those electrons and forms ionic bonds faster than you can say "chemical reaction." That's why it's so reactive it can even burn through glass! The ultimate electron thief with zero chill.

Chemistry's golden rule "Like Dissolves Like" comes to life hilariously here! Water (polar) is rejecting dichloromethane and benzene (non-polar) with a passionate "NOPE!" But acetone? Water's like "You're cool" because acetone has both polar and non-polar parts making it miscible with water. Then pentane shows up (super non-polar) and water's back to rejection mode! It's basically water having a molecular nightclub where only certain compounds get past the velvet rope. Chemistry doesn't get more relatable than molecules throwing shade at each other!

The atomic model went through more identity crises than a teenager with Instagram. First Dalton was like "atoms are solid balls" (1803). Then Thomson crashed the party with "actually they're plum puddings with electrons" (1897). Rutherford showed up and said "nah, it's a nucleus with orbiting electrons" (1911). Bohr strutted in with "electrons only orbit at specific energy levels" (1913). And just when everyone thought they had it figured out, quantum mechanics barged in screaming "ELECTRONS ARE PROBABILITY CLOUDS!" Scientists basically reinvented the atom every 5 years like it was the iPhone. No wonder the poor atom has trust issues.

Poor hydroxide ion (OH-) getting completely ignored at the press conference! The meme plays on the pH scale, where "p" represents the negative logarithm and "H" is hydrogen. Meanwhile, pOH (the hydroxide concentration measure) sits there like the forgotten sibling of chemistry! It's like being invited to the periodic table party but nobody remembers your name. Hydroxide is literally having an identity crisis while pH gets all the fame and glory. Next thing you know, pH will have its own Instagram while pOH is still using MySpace!