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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

Aether Memes

Posts tagged with Aether

The Tragedy Of Edward Morley

Physics Scientists Science Research Academia
1 year ago 37.9K views 0 shares
The Tragedy Of Edward Morley
Poor Morley spent decades building bigger and bigger interferometers looking for the aether, getting exactly zero results every single time. Fast forward to modern physics, and we're STILL building massive circular colliders hoping to find something new! From Morley's null results to CERN's "we need an even BIGGER ring" approach, physicists just can't stop making enormous circular machines when the universe refuses to cooperate. The scientific method at its finest: if your multi-billion dollar machine doesn't find what you want, just build a larger one! Because clearly, size matters in physics.

Name A Scientific Theory That Was Later Replaced

Science Scientists Academia
1 year ago 14.3K views 0 shares
Name A Scientific Theory That Was Later Replaced
The ultimate scientific game show question nobody wants to answer honestly. From spontaneous generation to miasma theory, science history is basically a graveyard of ideas we were absolutely certain about until we weren't. The $500 answer: "What is phlogiston theory?" The $1000 answer: "What is luminiferous aether?" The $5000 answer: "What are humors?" Contestants sweating as they realize how many times we've collectively said "trust me bro, this definitely explains everything" only to be spectacularly wrong.

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Oracle Cloud free tier 2026: 4 OCPU/24GB cut to 2 OCPU/12GB

Oracle quietly halved its Always Free Ampere A1 tier to 2 OCPU and 12GB RAM. What changed, whether you'll be billed, and how to resize your in... Read article →

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