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Mission Accomplished: Ozone Edition

Mission Accomplished: Ozone Edition
Future generations celebrating a problem we're still actively ignoring. The meme shows NASA engineers celebrating a mission success, but frames it as humanity in 2066 celebrating the ozone layer recovery—something we've barely started addressing. It's like throwing a party for finishing your thesis when you haven't even picked a topic yet. The real kicker? The Montreal Protocol actually has put us on track for ozone recovery by 2066-2080, making this both depressingly accurate and hilariously optimistic. Our grandkids might actually get to have this party... if we don't mess up everything else first.

Guys I Need Help

Guys I Need Help
Content point of les 30. e alone. e alone. cup of was solute a solvent n but no det ) Plasma e at the si 1) Plasma with very their contes 1) Plasma of potente d) Plasti riment in my at happens by line se substance is heated at a constant rate. Which line segments represent heat being converted into potential energy? a) Aand C b). BandD c) Aand B d) Band C What phase of matter would the substance be at room temperature (about 24°C)? a) Solid b) Liquid c) Gas d) Plasma 31. As time goes by, heat is constantly added to the substance. In which portion of the graph would you expect the particles of matter to have the most energy? a) A b) B c) C d) D 32. Which of these substances is NOT an element? a) salt b) helium c) oxygen d) sodium 33. Water comes from your sink at home is ..... a) an element b) a mixture c) a substance d) a compound You accidentally dump salt into the half-full pepper shaker. You have just created a) a solute b) a mixture c) a solution d) a gigantic rift in the space-time continuum. 33. Sugar is stirred into a glass of water. The sugar is. a) the solute b) the solvent c) the mixture d) made by combining Na with CI. 36. The most common solvent found on Earth is.... a) helium b) paint thinner c) sugar d) water 37 Which below is NOT an example of a mixture? a) salt water b) the Earth's atmosphere c) dumping sand into a bag of marbles. d) These are ALL examples of mixtures. 38. Why is ice NOT a mixture? a) It's made out of just hydrogen. b) It's a compound. It's still just water. 9) You can separate What the ice is made out of. d) . Water is a mixture C8 253 8

Space Chimney Solution: Gravity Would Like A Word

Space Chimney Solution: Gravity Would Like A Word
Gravity has entered the chat! 🌎 This meme brilliantly captures that moment when someone thinks they've solved climate change with a "just put the pollution in space" solution. If only physics worked that way! Even if we built a chimney tall enough (which would require materials that don't exist and would collapse under their own weight), gases don't just float away into space. Earth's gravitational pull would simply bring those pollutants right back down, spreading them across the atmosphere anyway. It's like trying to throw your trash "away" by tossing it up in the air and expecting it to never come down. Physics: 1, Oversimplified Solutions: 0.

Very Poor Choice Of Words

Very Poor Choice Of Words
When politicians try to sound environmentally conscious but accidentally trigger a nuclear apocalypse! The meme shows what happens when you literally "cut all diatomic nitrogen molecules in half" – you're breaking the triple bond in N≡N to create highly reactive nitrogen atoms that would cause a catastrophic chain reaction. Breaking N₂ requires enormous energy (that's why nitrogen fixation is so hard), and releasing all those reactive nitrogen atoms would basically turn our atmosphere into an explosive nightmare. The mushroom cloud says it all – someone needs to hire a better science translator for their campaign promises!

This, My Friends, Is What We Call A Pro Gamer Move

This, My Friends, Is What We Call A Pro Gamer Move
Content HOW CYANOBACTERIA FELT AFTER FILLING THE ENTIRE ATMOSPHERE WITH OXYGEN AT A TIME WHEN IT WAS VERY DEADLY TO MOST FORM OF LIFE

The Ultimate Cosmic Showdown

The Ultimate Cosmic Showdown
Earth's atmosphere vs. a cloud. Spoiler: the cloud wins every time. Our planet's 2000km rock shield might block deadly radiation from the sun (a nuclear fusion reactor that would vaporize us instantly without protection), but that fluffy water vapor formation somehow manages to block 100% of our weekend plans. Classic atmospheric superiority complex.

When Environmental Policy Meets Mad Science

When Environmental Policy Meets Mad Science
Oh, the joys of vague environmental policy! This scientist is having way too much fun with the government's ambiguous goal to "ensure half the amount of nitrogen in the air by 2030." Is it about reducing N₂ concentration from 78% to 39%? (Spoiler: that would kill us all.) Or is it about magically transforming diatomic nitrogen (N₂) into single nitrogen atoms? (Spoiler: that would release enough energy to obliterate Earth.) The scientist's gleeful preference for the latter option is peak mad scientist energy. Breaking N₂ bonds requires massive energy—it's why the Haber process is so intensive. Converting ALL atmospheric N₂ to single atoms would release approximately 226,000,000,000,000,000 joules of energy. That's not climate policy—that's a supervillain plot! The title reference to Marvin the Martian's "Earth-shattering kaboom" is spot on. This isn't environmentalism—it's planetary demolition disguised as chemistry!

Nitrogen's Separation Anxiety

Nitrogen's Separation Anxiety
Nitrogen just won't stop sending notifications at 9:22 AM. Classic clingy element behavior. Makes up 78% of our atmosphere but still needs constant validation. That "Allow Live Activities from Periodic-Table?" prompt is the chemical equivalent of your ex asking if you've thought about getting back together. Just hit "Don't Allow" and move on with your compounds.

Lunar Transit Authority: Powered By Imagination And Zero Oxygen

Lunar Transit Authority: Powered By Imagination And Zero Oxygen
Nothing says "scientific literacy" quite like putting a jet engine on the Moon. The image shows what appears to be an aircraft turbine on the lunar surface with a headline about building a train network there. Fun fact: jet engines need oxygen to combust fuel, and the Moon has approximately zero atmosphere. It's like bringing a fish to the desert and wondering why it's not swimming. Next brilliant idea: solar panels for the dark side of the Moon.

Primordial Gases Vs. Modern Emissions: The Ultimate Showdown

Primordial Gases Vs. Modern Emissions: The Ultimate Showdown
The ultimate evolutionary showdown! On the left, we've got ancient cyanobacteria - the OG oxygen producers that transformed Earth's atmosphere 2.5 billion years ago. On the right, molecular oxygen's sassy diagram looking all "bond with me, bro." The cyanobacteria literally changed the planet's chemistry and enabled complex life while today's carbon-emitting "gassy bois" are reversing their hard work. Talk about ungrateful descendants! Those little bacterial chains were pumping out oxygen before it was cool, creating the conditions for everything that followed. Meanwhile, modern gases are just trying to turn Earth back into a hot mess. The bacterial ancestors are probably rolling in their microfossils right now.

The Green Screen In The Sky

The Green Screen In The Sky
Fascinating. Someone who thinks the absence of atmospheric light scattering is evidence of a film studio. Next they'll tell us astronauts float because they're hanging from invisible strings. The irony is that without an atmosphere to scatter light, you'd expect exactly what we see - a bright sun against a black backdrop. But sure, NASA hired Stanley Kubrick to fake the moon landing and he insisted on shooting on location.