Ancient philosophy Memes

Oh sweet merciful Mendeleev! This is what happens when ancient philosophers crash a modern chemistry lecture! The meme brilliantly pits the "four elements" theory (water, fire, air, earth) against actual chemistry with its 118 elements, Avogadro's number (that's the 6.022×10 23 pizza slices!), and quantum orbital functions. The bottom part shows what "REAL chemists" supposedly do - which is just incomprehensible diagrams, molecular structures, and mathematical equations that look like someone sneezed on a keyboard while holding the Shift key! Chemistry isn't just mixing colored liquids and making things go boom - it's also frantically scribbling equations that make you question your life choices! Next time someone asks you to identify a substance, just respond with an integral equation. Works every time! *twirls beaker maniacally*

That moment when your childhood fantasy world crumbles faster than sodium in water! The four classical "elements" from ancient philosophy—earth, air, fire, and water—aren't actually elements at all! *twirls beaker dramatically* Turns out Mendeleev never reserved spots for "dragon breath" or "fairy dust" either! The periodic table only includes pure chemical elements like hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon—not their rebellious combinations or mythological concepts. Your elementary school teacher has some explaining to do! Next you'll tell me alchemy isn't a valid college major! *frantically scribbles in lab notebook*