Computer science Memes

The kinetic energy equation (E = ½mv²) is literally the same in both booths, but the physics majors get the unnecessarily complicated version (E = 0.5*m*v^2). Meanwhile, the CS minor booth sits empty because they had the audacity to use a sensible notation. This is the perfect representation of academia's bizarre love affair with making simple things needlessly complex. Physics departments worldwide are feeling personally attacked right now. And they should.

The ultimate physics vs. computer science showdown, illustrated on the bell curve of intelligence! On the far left, we have the coding newbie who thinks "a vector is just a list of numbers" (bless their heart). In the middle, the physics major correctly identifies that vectors have "both direction and magnitude" (congratulations on passing Physics 101). Meanwhile, on the far right, we've reached galaxy brain territory with "if you can define a negative cow, a cow can be a vector" – the kind of abstract mathematical reasoning that happens after your fourth espresso at 2AM before a linear algebra exam. The beauty of this meme is watching the definition evolve from concrete to increasingly unhinged – just like my sanity during finals week.

Finally, someone classified USB cables according to their quantum properties! The USB-C is Spin-2 (just like the graviton), Ethernet is Spin-1 (like photons), and good ol' USB-A is Spin-1/2 (like electrons). The real quantum joke here is that, much like actual quantum particles, you'll never know which orientation is correct until you observe the failed insertion. I've spent more time flipping USB cables than I have grading papers—and that's saying something.