Electromagnetic force Memes

That moment when your 12-year-old brain discovers atoms are mostly empty space and suddenly your entire reality crumbles! The classic middle school existential crisis where you learn about electron clouds and atomic structure, then immediately jump to "wait, so I should be able to walk through walls?!" What they don't teach you in 6th grade is that electromagnetic forces between atoms are what prevent you from ghost-mode teleporting through your desk. Those pesky electron clouds repel each other with such force that solid matter feels, well, solid. But honestly, who among us didn't try to phase through a wall at least once after learning this fact? Science class: creating unrealistic expectations since forever.

The eternal third wheel of atomic particles! This meme perfectly captures the subatomic love triangle where the proton and electron are naturally drawn to each other through electromagnetic attraction, while the neutron just sits there with no charge whatsoever. Poor neutron - forever the wingman holding the nucleus together while watching the proton get all the electromagnetic attention. At least neutrons can console themselves with being crucial for nuclear stability. Without them, those lovebirds would fly apart faster than undergrads leaving a Friday afternoon lab!