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Hydrogen flexing its status as the first element on the periodic table while Oganesson just stands there like "I have 118 protons and this is what I get?" Classic elemental hierarchy. Hydrogen formed during the Big Bang and never lets anyone forget it. Meanwhile, Oganesson lasts for less than a millisecond before decaying and doesn't even get to appear on most periodic table placemats. The elemental equivalent of a senior scientist ignoring the new lab tech.

The rare moment when legitimate science and pseudoscience find common ground: pretty crystals! While chemists appreciate crystals for their molecular structure, lattice arrangements, and physical properties, the pseudoscience crowd loves them for... vibes and healing energies? But notice the bottom panel - while both groups admire shiny rocks, only the chemists are washing their hands afterward. Because nothing says "I respect the scientific method" like proper lab hygiene after handling potentially toxic compounds!

The ultimate flex of scientific absurdity! Someone's asking a friend to pet-sit their hydrogen-5 isotope for 86 yoctoseconds (that's 86 × 10^-24 seconds). Here's the kicker - hydrogen-5 is so unstable it exists for roughly 10^-22 seconds before decaying. So by the time they finish asking the question, their "pet isotope" has already disintegrated multiple times over! It's like asking someone to watch your soap bubble while you take a month-long vacation. Nuclear physicists are nodding and giggling right now.

Oh the element of surprise! Professor Whiskers here has delivered the purrfect chemistry pun! The setup asks how often they enjoy chemistry jokes, and the punchline "periodically" is a delicious double entendre - referring both to "sometimes" AND the Periodic Table of Elements! That's what I call noble humor! The cat's scholarly getup with those round spectacles and bow tie just amplifies the nerdiness to explosive levels. If I had a nickel for every time this joke made me react, I'd have enough to buy some actual nickel (atomic number 28)!

The biochemistry student's nightmare meets Marvel's biggest villain! This meme perfectly captures the frustration of memorizing the entire glycolysis pathway only to realize it's all about producing a measly few ATP molecules. Thanos' disappointed face says it all - after all those complex chemical transformations, enzyme actions, and energy calculations, glycolysis only nets 2 ATP molecules (with more coming later in cellular respiration). It's like studying for finals all semester just to earn a participation trophy! Every biology student who's had to memorize this pathway feels Thanos' pain. Your cells are doing calculus while you're just trying to climb a flight of stairs!

The evolution of lab safety standards is hilariously captured here! 1925 chemists were absolute units - casually mouth-pipetting sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄), one of the most corrosive substances known to science. Meanwhile, modern chemists panic over nanoliter quantities of vinegar on their gloves. The 0.00001M acetic acid (literally diluted vinegar) is about 500,000 times weaker than the concentrated sulfuric acid their predecessors were slurping up. Safety protocols improved dramatically, but our anxiety levels apparently increased proportionally! The contrast between reckless historical practices and today's hyper-cautious approach is why chemistry departments have those terrifying "how we used to do things" stories that make first-year students question their career choices.