Bromate Memes

The perfect international chemistry pun doesn't exi— Oh wait, it does! This Venn diagram brilliantly combines American "Bro" culture with Australian "Mate" slang, creating the chemical ion bromate (BrO₃⁻) in the intersection. Chemistry teachers have been waiting their entire careers for this moment. The negative charge on that ion is basically how your brain feels after groaning at this pun. International relations has never been so... ionic .