The Exception Is The Rule

The desperate chemistry student Googling "when will arrhenius" is giving me LIFE! 😂 Treating fundamental chemical equations like they're upcoming video game releases is peak nerd humor. The Arrhenius equation (which shows how reaction rates change with temperature) has been around since 1889! It's not dropping on Steam next month with DLC featuring the Eyring equation. Chemistry students everywhere are nodding in painful recognition of those late-night panic searches before exams!

That textbook just casually dropped the bombshell that electrons have feelings! The highlighted line states "an electron never kills itself or other electrons because of love" — implying these subatomic particles have emotional lives and relationship drama? No wonder Obi-Wan looks utterly baffled! What's next? Quarks with commitment issues? Neutrons with narcissistic tendencies? This is what happens when physicists pull all-nighters before submitting their manuscript. Someone needs to tell these electrons that repelling each other isn't "playing hard to get" — it's just the electromagnetic force doing its thing!

The molecular structure shown is oleic acid, a monounsaturated fatty acid with that distinctive double bond kink in the middle. The caption "i think i might be" combined with the molecule creates the punchline "i think i might be... a fatty acid." Classic self-deprecating chemistry humor where the molecular structure itself delivers the punchline. Just like oleic acid's structure determines its properties, chemists' jokes determine their social lives - both equally unsaturated.

Chemistry class expectations vs reality is the eternal disappointment. Left side: Students imagine they'll synthesize exotic elements like "Obamium" while wearing safety goggles and looking professional. Right side: The surreal reality where you spend weeks just staring at water bottles while your brain melts into a smooth, expressionless meme face. Twenty minutes into balancing H₂O equations and suddenly plain water becomes the most fascinating molecule in existence. Four years of chemistry education to learn that dihydrogen monoxide is wet.

The only scientific field where a global pandemic changed absolutely nothing about the daily routine. Computational chemists were already living their best lives staring at screens and modeling molecules from the comfort of isolation. While experimental chemists were crying over locked labs, these digital wizards just kept right on typing, completely unfazed. Their superpower? Being able to run experiments without ever touching actual chemicals. Social distancing champion since... forever.

Converting between temperature scales is like going from a carefree summer day to a noir detective film. The simple K = C + 273 formula gets the job done with minimal fuss, while that monstrosity on the right with Celsius, Fahrenheit, Rankine, and Kelvin all crammed together is what happens when the committee can't agree on a standard. Scientists secretly judge you based on which formula you prefer. Pro tip: stick with Kelvin in your papers unless you want reviewers questioning your life choices.