Element Memes

Ever notice how Chrome eats your RAM like it's at an all-you-can-eat buffet? The meme perfectly captures the transformation from Chrome version 3 (still bright and cheerful) to version 6 (the harbinger of doom for your computer's resources). Just like the element Chromium (Cr) has multiple oxidation states, Google Chrome has multiple states of resource consumption—and they're all hungry! Your computer goes from "I can handle this" to "please end my suffering" faster than you can say "task manager." Next time someone asks why your laptop sounds like it's preparing for liftoff, just point to Chrome and whisper, "It's not me, it's the tabs."