Basement science Memes

Every physics department has that one overzealous fanboy who corners random scientists at conferences. "You built a particle accelerator in your BASEMENT?!" they gush, while the poor confused researcher just wants to get to the coffee table. The true mark of scientific celebrity isn't publication count—it's having strangers mistake random bald men for you in public. Meanwhile, Michio Kaku is probably somewhere explaining string theory to a barista who just asked if he wanted room for cream.