Electron orbitals Memes

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.

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!