Expanding brain Memes

The evolution of lab safety protocols as depicted by expanding brain memes is painfully accurate. Starting with proper containment (glovebox), then progressing to ventilation systems (fume hood), followed by the outdoor respirator method favored by that one postdoc who's "being extra cautious." But the final stage? Pure chaos theory. The "wind will handle it" approach is what happens when you've inhaled just enough toluene over the years to believe you've transcended physical safety concerns. Safety officers everywhere are having simultaneous aneurysms.

When your chemistry professor asks what H₂O is and you're determined to never be basic: Water? That's what peasants call it. Real intellectuals progress through increasingly pretentious terminology until they're basically summoning elder gods with "oxidane." Each brain explosion represents the exact moment when you realize you can sound even smarter at parties while talking about the same dang molecule. Fun fact: While "dihydrogen monoxide" sounds like a deadly chemical in a horror movie, it's just the IUPAC way of saying "I'm insufferable at dinner conversations." The final form "oxidane" is actually the official IUPAC name, proving chemists will do anything to make simple concepts incomprehensible to normal humans.

The chemistry nerd's brain evolution! From the basic "ETHANE" (yawn) to the slightly fancier molecular formula "C₂H₆" (getting warmer), to drawing out the full structural formula (now we're cooking with gas... literally). But the REAL galaxy brain move? Just drawing that single line between two carbon atoms and calling it a day! Maximum efficiency, minimum effort - that's peak chemical enlightenment right there! The structural shorthand that makes chemistry professors shed a tear of joy and students wonder why they spent 20 minutes drawing all those hydrogens.

This is what happens when chemists get on dating apps. Starting with the slang term "Sugar Daddy," each line gets progressively more scientifically accurate until we reach full IUPAC nomenclature nightmare mode. It's like watching someone transform from a casual Tinder bio to their PhD dissertation in six easy steps! The cosmic brain imagery perfectly captures how unnecessarily complicated we can make simple concepts. Next time someone asks what you do for a living, just hit them with "(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2S,3S,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol Homo sapiens, XY" and watch their soul leave their body.

From street slang to IUPAC nomenclature in six easy steps! This is what happens when chemists try to name their Tinder profiles. The progression from "Sugar Daddy" to that final monstrosity is basically the academic version of "tell me you're compensating for something without telling me you're compensating for something." Every step adds another layer of unnecessary precision that absolutely no one asked for. It's like watching someone transform from a normal person at a party into that guy who won't stop talking about his dissertation on disaccharide stereochemistry. The expanding brain images are just *chef's kiss* - perfectly capturing how chemists think they sound vs. how they actually sound to everyone else.