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Prodigy Be Like

Math Academia

1 month ago 5.2K views 0 shares

Prodigy Be Like

The expectation gap is REAL! On the left, we've got an 8-year-old academic superstar taking college algebra while I was still celebrating the monumental achievement of memorizing my 5 times tables! 🤓 Nothing humbles you faster than seeing someone finish high school before they're old enough for a middle school dance. Meanwhile, most of us were proud when we remembered to bring our lunch to school. The cognitive dissonance of seeing a 14-year-old college student while you're still trying to figure out how to adult at 30 is the ultimate reality check. Hey, at least I eventually learned my multiplication tables... right?

The Organic Chemistry Prodigy

Chemistry Academia Science

3 months ago 6.8K views 0 shares

The Organic Chemistry Prodigy

When an 11-year-old casually infiltrates your organic chemistry class and offers email support, you know you're dealing with the next Feynman. Meanwhile, the rest of us still struggle to remember if benzene rings are hexagons or pentagons after four years of college. This kid probably synthesizes his own lunch while the professor is still trying to get the projector working. Nothing humbles you quite like being intellectually outpaced by someone whose voice hasn't even dropped yet.