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The Eternal Mystery Of H₂O

Chemistry Biology Science

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The Eternal Mystery Of H₂O

The eternal mystery of H₂O! Scientists have decoded the human genome, detected gravitational waves, and photographed black holes—yet water still has us scratching our heads! 💧 Water's bizarre properties (expanding when frozen, insane surface tension, memory-like behavior) make it the rebel molecule of biophysics. Despite centuries of research, we're still mostly orange-pie-chart-level confused about this seemingly simple substance. Every biophysicist eventually faces this existential crisis: "I understand quantum tunneling but WHAT THE HECK IS WATER DOING?!"

The Great MRI Rebrand

Physics Medicine Science

3 months ago 12.5K views 0 shares

The Great MRI Rebrand

Biophysicists everywhere are nodding in agreement! The meme perfectly captures how scientists drop the "nuclear" prefix when talking about MRI to avoid freaking people out. Nobody wants to hear they're going into a "nuclear" machine, even though that's technically what's happening - those hydrogen nuclei are spinning and generating radio signals. Just another day of scientific marketing at work - making quantum physics sound less terrifying since 1977!