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The Quantum Reality Check
Physics Science Academia
28 days ago 15.0K views 0 shares
The Quantum Reality Check
Welcome to quantum physics, where your comfortable little planetary model of the atom gets yeeted into oblivion! That moment when you learn electrons aren't tiny balls orbiting a nucleus, but probability clouds that exist everywhere and nowhere simultaneously. The astronaut meme perfectly captures that existential crisis moment: "So Bohr's atom model was false?" "Always has been." 🔫 First-year physics students show up thinking they understand atoms, then BAM! Quantum mechanics hits them with electron orbitals that look like weird 3D blobs instead of neat little circles. Your high school physics teacher basically lied to you to protect your sanity. Welcome to the quantum realm, where nothing makes sense and everything is awesome!

Brother Izzz Very Strong... Until 4s Shows Up
Chemistry Physics Science
4 months ago 10.4K views 0 shares
Brother Izzz Very Strong... Until 4s Shows Up
When chemistry meets childhood fears! The kids are terrified of the harmless bunny because they're seeing "3d" (three dimensions) while the rabbit is labeled "4s" - referring to the 4s orbital in electron configuration. Those electrons in the 4s orbital are clearly more powerful than anything in the 3d orbital! No wonder the little boy is crying. Periodic table hierarchy at its finest - and apparently, quantum mechanics is scarier than the boogeyman.

The Chemistree: Where Periodic Elements Meet Holiday Spirit
Chemistry Science Academia
5 months ago 11.0K views 0 shares
The Chemistree: Where Periodic Elements Meet Holiday Spirit
This is what happens when chemistry teachers get into the holiday spirit! The left side shows electron orbital configurations arranged in a Christmas tree shape, complete with those s, p, d, and f subshells branching out like pine needles. But the real gift is on the right—chemical elements spelling out "MERRY CHRISTMAS" using their symbols! Manganese (Mn), Erbium (Er), Rhodium (Rh), Radium (Ra), Yttrium (Y) for "MERRY" and Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H), Rhodium (Rh), Iodine (I), Sulfur (S), Thulium (Tm), Arsenic (As) for "CHRISTMAS." The little lab equipment at the bottom is basically the chemistry equivalent of a tree stand. Whoever made this deserves extra credit and probably has students who actually look forward to the periodic table quiz!