Alternating current Memes

Capacitors are the electrical equivalent of bouncers at an exclusive DC club. "Direct current? Come right in. But you? Nope." They block DC while allowing AC to pass through, creating this perfect electrical discrimination. Engineers spend years mastering circuit design only to be thwarted by components with the selective permeability of a high school clique. Next time your device fails, remember it might just be a capacitor enforcing its arbitrary social hierarchy.

The scientist's eureka moment—discovering that Washington DC's skyline perfectly forms an alternating current waveform. Every electrical engineer secretly hopes their city planning committee has been infiltrated by physics nerds. Next research grant: finding the resonant frequency of the Lincoln Memorial.

From Direct Current to Alternating Current—a perfect metaphor for our political system. Top row shows the stable, unchanging DC power of Washington, while the bottom reveals what happens when you flip to AC. That inverted Capitol building isn't just upside down; it's showing us what happens when polarity reverses every election cycle. Just like AC power, our politics oscillate between extremes with impressive regularity. At least electrical engineers have the decency to document their frequency changes.