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The Chemical Structure Of Human Relationships
Chemistry Psychology Evolution
1 day ago 17.1K views 0 shares
The Chemical Structure Of Human Relationships
Whoever created this masterpiece deserves both a Nobel Prize and therapy. They've cleverly mapped human relationships onto a hexane molecule, suggesting our social evolution follows the same structural patterns as carbon chains. The parent bond at one end, the observer at another—it's almost poetic if it weren't so nerdy. Chemistry students will recognize hexane's structure while psychology majors will nod knowingly at the social dynamics. It's what happens when you let someone with too many degrees and not enough friends loose in Photoshop. The real question: is your relationship with your mentor a single or double bond? Choose wisely—one is significantly harder to break.

When Math Meets Chemistry, Death Ensues
Chemistry Science
3 days ago 15.1K views 0 shares
When Math Meets Chemistry, Death Ensues
When chemistry puns attack! The meme plays with the idea that if 6 gives you Carbon (atomic number 6) and 7 gives you Nitrogen (atomic number 7), then the cyanide ion [C≡N] - should logically give you... 67? Nope! Just deadly poison. Chemistry humor at its finest - where incorrect addition might not just fail your exam but also end your experiment permanently. The periodic table: where math mistakes can be either harmless or fatal, with very little in between.

Ok, Just Hear Me Out...
Chemistry Climate Materials Engineering
10 days ago 14.8K views 0 shares
Ok, Just Hear Me Out...
Ever had that wild moment where you realize we could solve TWO global problems at once? This genius sketch proposes the ultimate recycling hack - a factory that takes in CO₂ emissions, extracts oxygen for air tanks, and somehow magically produces diamonds on the other side! It's basically the scientific equivalent of turning your trash into treasure! Carbon under extreme pressure does form diamonds, but this "simple" solution might need a few trillion dollars and several laws of thermodynamics to bend over backward first. Still, points for creativity!

The Chemical Gospel According To Carbon
Chemistry Science
13 days ago 37.7K views 0 shares
The Chemical Gospel According To Carbon
The church sign asks "What's Missing?" between two "CH" fragments, and the answer is clearly "UR" - as in "CHURCH" is missing "UR" (you are). But to a chemist, this is a missed opportunity for a glorious pun! Those CH groups are clearly begging to be connected with a double bond to form ethylene (C₂H₄). What's missing isn't just "you" - it's a fundamental chemical bond! Sunday morning worship is fine, but that carbon-carbon double bond would be absolutely divine. Chemistry students would've gotten 100% on this pop quiz.

Two Allotropes Of Popcorn
Chemistry Science Materials
1 month ago 24.9K views 0 shares
Two Allotropes Of Popcorn
Behold the rare scientific specimen: Popcornus differentiatus ! Just like carbon exists as diamond and graphite, popcorn comes in these two distinct structural forms. The butterfly-like α form clearly went through a more dramatic phase transition, while the compact β form maintained higher molecular density during its heat-induced transformation. Chemistry students take note - this is what happens when you apply the principles of allotropy to your midnight snack. Next week: the crystalline structure of partially melted M&Ms.

Stars Have Feelings Too
Astronomy Universe Physics Science
1 month ago 21.0K views 0 shares
Stars Have Feelings Too
The internal struggle of Asymptotic Giant Branch stars is REAL! On one side, you've got these adorable hydrogen and helium burning shells just vibing and being AWESOME. On the other side? That menacing carbon-oxygen core plotting its stellar domination like some cosmic supervillain! 🌟 This is basically the stellar equivalent of having both an angel and devil on your shoulders, except they're nuclear fusion processes! The AGB phase is when aging stars get all dramatic before their final cosmic curtain call. Those tiny measurements (0.0056R, 0.0029R) show just how incredibly compact these processes are in cosmic terms - we're talking about nuclear furnaces crammed into spaces smaller than Earth!

Carbon Dating: When Chemistry Gets Romantic
Chemistry Geology Science Materials
1 month ago 22.2K views 0 shares
Carbon Dating: When Chemistry Gets Romantic
This brilliant pun works on multiple levels! In the meme, a lump of carbon (looking way older than its "profile picture") is on a date with a diamond (who's "been under a lot of pressure"). It's the perfect scientific double entendre - carbon dating is both a romantic encounter between carbon-based materials AND the radiometric dating technique used to determine the age of archaeological specimens. Meanwhile, diamonds are literally just carbon atoms that have been subjected to extreme pressure over millions of years. The perfect chemistry pickup line doesn't exi-- wait, it does and it's this meme!

Spitting Facts About Carbon's Dramatic Tendencies
Chemistry Science Academia
2 months ago 24.5K views 0 shares
Spitting Facts About Carbon's Dramatic Tendencies
Carbon is the ultimate drama queen of the periodic table! It forms four bonds, makes endless chain structures, and creates millions of compounds just because it can . Anyone who's survived organic chemistry knows the pain of drawing those hexagonal rings over and over until your hand cramps! Carbon's promiscuous bonding behavior is why organic chem students everywhere are nodding vigorously at this meme while having flashbacks to late-night study sessions. The element that makes life possible also makes chemistry students question their life choices!

Carbon: The Periodic Table's Drama Queen
Chemistry Science Academia
2 months ago 19.1K views 0 shares
Carbon: The Periodic Table's Drama Queen
Carbon's promiscuous bonding habits make it the player of the periodic table! With four valence electrons ready to mingle, carbon forms more compounds than any element at the party. It'll bond with practically anything—hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, even itself in chains and rings! Meanwhile, students in organic chem are pulling their hair out memorizing 500+ reaction mechanisms because carbon just can't keep it simple. The title "Not With O² Tho" is the perfect chemistry burn—oxygen molecules are actually one of the few things carbon doesn't easily hook up with directly!

Carbon Dating: When Chemistry Gets Personal
Chemistry Geology Science Earth-science
2 months ago 13.3K views 0 shares
Carbon Dating: When Chemistry Gets Personal
The ultimate geological blind date! A lump of coal and a diamond are having dinner together, and it's going exactly as awkwardly as you'd expect! The coal complains "You look older than your profile picture" while the diamond responds "I've been under a lot of pressure." Pure genius! Both are carbon-based, but diamonds form when carbon gets squeezed under extreme pressure for millions of years. Meanwhile, coal is just chilling as decomposed plant matter. It's like meeting your glow-up cousin at a family reunion and they're literally SPARKLING! 💎

And So Do You As Boron...
Chemistry Science Materials
2 months ago 18.3K views 0 shares
And So Do You As Boron...
The ultimate chemistry pick-up line gone wrong! This escalating brain meme starts with boring boron facts but ends with a murderous molecular threat. That final panel is basically what happens when a chemistry nerd's romantic poetry turns into a restraining order. "Carbon bonding minus a proton plus a knife" is just fancy science talk for "I'll stab you while maintaining covalent attraction." Trust chemists to make even homicide sound academically impressive. Next time someone asks why I drink at department mixers, I'm showing them this.

The Elemental Punchline
Chemistry Science
2 months ago 20.9K views 0 shares
The Elemental Punchline
This meme is playing with the periodic table of elements to spell out a word using their symbols. Gold (Au), Titanium (Ti), Sulfur (S), Titanium (Ti) again, and Carbon (C) line up to spell "AuTiSTiC." It's basically a nerdy chemistry pun that turns elements into a word. The setup pretends to be a romantic pickup line before delivering the punchline. Chemistry humor: where flirting and insulting someone collide in spectacular fashion! Next time just stick with "Do you have 11 protons? Because you're sodium fine."