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Cats Are My Emotional Vessel
Scientists Ai Physics Academia Science
3 days ago 3.2K views 0 shares
Cats Are My Emotional Vessel
The scientific aspirations of this feline are both adorable and delusional. What we're witnessing is classic Dunning-Kruger effect in action – but with whiskers. The cat's wide-eyed optimism about matching wits with Einstein and artificial intelligence reveals the beautiful ignorance that comes before understanding the crushing complexity of quantum mechanics or neural networks. I've seen this same expression on first-year physics students before their first thermodynamics exam. Reality is coming, kitty... and it doesn't care how cute your toe beans are.

My Goal Is To Work For NASA
Engineering Academia Tech
22 days ago 4.8K views 0 shares
My Goal Is To Work For NASA
The eternal delusion of every mechanical engineering student who took that one aerospace elective. Suddenly they're designing the next Mars rover in their head while struggling to remember basic fluid dynamics. The gap between "I once built a model rocket" and "I work at NASA" is roughly equivalent to the distance between Earth and the exoplanet they think they'll help discover. Nothing says "future unemployment" quite like introducing yourself as a "rocket scientist" at parties before you've even graduated.

The Great Chemistry Math Betrayal
Chemistry Math Academia Science
1 month ago 6.4K views 0 shares
The Great Chemistry Math Betrayal
Oh, the sweet chemical delusion of first-year students! That magical moment when you waltz into Chemistry 101 thinking it's all colorful explosions and breaking bad scenarios—then BAM! —differential equations slap you across the face! Poor innocent souls discover that chemistry is basically math wearing a lab coat. Equilibrium constants? Math. Reaction rates? Math. Orbital theory? MATH WITH 3D GLASSES ON! The transition from "I'm going to make cool compounds" to "help, I'm drowning in calculus" happens faster than a catalyzed reaction! 🧪➗😱

When Mathematical Confidence Exceeds Mathematical Competence
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1 month ago 5.6K views 0 shares
When Mathematical Confidence Exceeds Mathematical Competence
The face of mathematical delusion! This meme pokes fun at amateur mathematicians on r/numbertheory who think they've disproven Fermat's Last Theorem with a wildly incorrect assumption. For context, Fermat's Last Theorem (which took over 350 years to prove) states that no three positive integers a, b, and c can satisfy a n + b n = c n for any integer n > 2. The "Q.E.D." at the bottom (Latin for "that which was to be demonstrated") is the cherry on top - the universal symbol mathematicians use after completing a proof. It's basically the mathematical equivalent of dropping the mic while being completely wrong! The confidence-to-competence ratio is off the charts here!

The Great Math Escape Fantasy
Physics Engineering Math Academia
1 month ago 10.3K views 0 shares
The Great Math Escape Fantasy
The mathematical naivety is just... *exhales cigarette smoke*... painful. Engineering students thinking they're escaping math is like believing you can avoid water by jumping into the ocean. Differential equations, vector calculus, and numerical methods will find you. They always do. The difference? Physicists derive the equations, engineers just solve them... repeatedly... with boundary conditions from hell. Sweet summer children.