Years Of Academic Training Wasted

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Years Of Academic Training Wasted

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The ultimate scientific betrayal! Dmitri Mendeleev spent years arranging elements by atomic weight and properties, creating the periodic table to reveal patterns and save future generations from memorization hell. Fast forward to modern chemistry class: "You'll be tested on all 118 elements and their properties next Friday." Somewhere in the afterlife, Mendeleev is giving that exact disappointed look from the meme—his organizational masterpiece transformed into the very torture device he tried to prevent. The irony would be beautiful if it weren't so painfully accurate for anyone who's ever had to recite "Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium..." at 3 AM before an exam!

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