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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

Deficiency Memes

Posts tagged with Deficiency

Zero Mg: A Shocking Deficiency

Chemistry Medicine Science
1 year ago 31.1K views 0 shares
Zero Mg: A Shocking Deficiency
The chemistry wordplay here is absolutely brilliant! The doctor tells the patient his body has run out of magnesium (Mg on the periodic table). The patient responds with "0mg" - which looks like "Omg" (Oh my god), but it's actually "zero Mg" (no magnesium left)! It's a perfect double meaning that works on both levels - a shocked reaction AND a literal statement about his magnesium deficiency. Chemistry jokes have such great reactions !

The Iodine Power-Up: Thyroid Edition

Biology Medicine Science
1 year ago 36.6K views 0 shares
The Iodine Power-Up: Thyroid Edition
The perfect illustration of iodine's impact on thyroid function. The pale, skeletal Dry Bowser represents iodine-deficient thyroid glands struggling to produce hormones, while vibrant Bowser is what happens when you give those glands the iodine they crave from seaweed. Your thyroid is basically sitting there like "either feed me kelp or watch me turn into a biology textbook skeleton." Nature's most passive-aggressive endocrine gland.

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