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I Didn't Ask For Kepler's Laws
Physics Astronomy Academia Science
16 days ago 7.7K views 0 shares
I Didn't Ask For Kepler's Laws
First-year physics students are like those orangutans on a talk show—nobody asked, but they'll still interrupt your peaceful existence to explain why planets move in ellipses and not circles. Just finished chapter 3? Congratulations, now you're an astrophysics expert ready to enlighten everyone at parties about perihelion and aphelion. The rest of us are just trying to enjoy our coffee without hearing about the square of orbital periods being proportional to the cube of semi-major axes. Trust me, your dating profile doesn't need "can calculate orbital mechanics" as a skill.

My Crimes Have Both Direction And Magnitude
Physics Academia Science
28 days ago 5.2K views 0 shares
My Crimes Have Both Direction And Magnitude
First day of physics class and you're already being assaulted by terms like "vectors" while your brain is still in summer mode. The title is a brilliant play on Vector's catchphrase from Despicable Me ("committing crimes with both direction AND magnitude!") mixed with the existential dread of every freshman who thought physics would be "fun." Spoiler alert: by week three, you'll be drawing free-body diagrams in your sleep and unconsciously calculating the trajectory of your falling self-esteem.

Give Me A Glass Of H₂O
Chemistry Science Academia
1 month ago 4.7K views 0 shares
Give Me A Glass Of H₂O
Nothing screams "I just discovered chemical formulas" like suddenly refusing to call water by its common name. That cool cat with laser sunglasses represents the unbearable smugness we all felt after learning H₂O. It's that phase where you think knowing the molecular formula for water makes you intellectually superior to the peasants who just say "water." Next thing you know, you're asking for NaCl at dinner and wondering why your family is contemplating adoption.

The Math Progression Of Doom
Math Physics Academia Science
1 month ago 4.9K views 0 shares
The Math Progression Of Doom
The classic math progression that breaks physics students! First day: "Physics freshman life, here I come!" with all the enthusiasm of someone who hasn't yet encountered a triple integral. Then reality hits—Linear Algebra has you wide-eyed at 2AM, Calculus transforms you into a pillow-clutching zombie, and by Differential Equations, you're staring into the void wondering if that coffee IV drip is medically approved. The mathematical gauntlet turns bright-eyed freshmen into sleep-deprived calculation machines faster than light travels through vacuum. Every physics major knows that confidence evaporates proportionally to the complexity of the math!

That's It? That's How Engineering Crushes Dreams?
Engineering Physics Academia
1 month ago 4.8K views 0 shares
That's It? That's How Engineering Crushes Dreams?
Welcome to Engineering 101, where complex mechanical marvels are reduced to "just pressure differences." The look of utter disbelief perfectly captures that moment when you realize four years of engineering education will be spent converting magnificent machines into boring differential equations. Professors love doing this—reducing jet engines, rockets, and sports cars to simple physics principles, then wondering why half the class is questioning their life choices. The beautiful complexity of a combustion engine? Nah, just gases pushing things around. Next week we'll reduce your student loan debt to "just a negative number in a spreadsheet."

Stand Ready For My Arrival, Freshman
Physics Academia Science
1 month ago 5.9K views 0 shares
Stand Ready For My Arrival, Freshman
The final boss of undergraduate education has entered the chat. That infamous University Physics textbook isn't just reading material—it's staring into your soul, judging your life choices. First-year students think they're prepared until this blue behemoth arrives, ready to transform "I love science!" into "What have I done?" in approximately 2.7 seconds. The relationship between a physics student and this textbook is like quantum entanglement—complicated, somewhat terrifying, and impossible to escape once you're in it. Sleep? Social life? Those concepts will soon violate the uncertainty principle of your existence.

Electromagnetic Identity Crisis
Physics Academia Science
2 months ago 5.4K views 0 shares
Electromagnetic Identity Crisis
That moment of physics class confusion when your brain short-circuits! The meme perfectly captures that bewildered freshman experience when you discover magnetism and electricity aren't separate topics—they're actually joined at the hip as electromagnetism! The poor confused frog doesn't realize that magnetic fields are created by moving electric charges, and changing magnetic fields generate electric currents. It's like ordering a pizza and being confused when cheese shows up too. Welcome to physics, where nothing is ever as simple as it first appears!

When Math Fails Chemistry Class
Chemistry Academia Science
2 months ago 12.5K views 0 shares
When Math Fails Chemistry Class
The crushing realization that liquids don't always add up like your high school math teacher promised. When water and ethanol mix, their molecules get all cozy and compact, creating a volume less than the sum of their parts. It's called volume contraction, and it's the first clue that chemistry is just physics with commitment issues. The look of existential dread says it all—welcome to college, where even basic addition betrays you.

The Dark Side Of Engineering
Engineering Academia Science
2 months ago 8.0K views 0 shares
The Dark Side Of Engineering
Engineering students start with such optimism! They enter as bright-eyed Luke Skywalkers, ready to harness the mystical powers of calculus and physics. Fast forward to senior year—they've fully embraced the dark side, looking like Kylo Ren begging for sweet release from differential equations and senior design projects. The transformation from "I want to learn the ways of the Force" to "I want to be free of this pain" is basically what happens when you realize those 8 AM thermodynamics classes were actually the easy part. The engineering curriculum doesn't just teach you mechanics; it teaches you suffering.

Crushing Dreams And Physics Reality Since Day One
Physics Academia Science
2 months ago 7.3K views 0 shares
Crushing Dreams And Physics Reality Since Day One
Physics professors really do wake up and choose violence on day one! 😂 That moment when they crush childhood fantasies AND physics intuition in one fell swoop. "No air resistance" is basically the physics equivalent of "once upon a time" – a magical phrase that transforms messy reality into perfect mathematical wonderlands where bowling balls and feathers fall at the same rate. It's that special moment when students realize their entire physics education will happen in a frictionless vacuum where spherical cows roam free!

The Math Hierarchy Of Doom
Math Academia
2 months ago 6.1K views 0 shares
The Math Hierarchy Of Doom
The math progression trauma is real! First-year students can get away with hating statistics and calculus, but dissing linear algebra? That's when the math gods snap! Linear algebra is like that quiet kid who turns out to be the final boss - matrices, vectors, and eigenvalues are the foundation of basically EVERYTHING in advanced math and computer science. Say you don't like linear algebra and suddenly your professor, your TAs, and even that math app on your phone take personal offense. It's the mathematical equivalent of insulting someone's entire family tree!

First Year Chemistry Students... Or Maybe Just Me
Chemistry Academia Science
2 months ago 7.5K views 0 shares
First Year Chemistry Students... Or Maybe Just Me
Orbital theory: where chemistry students silently nod along while picturing electron clouds as fuzzy blobs with names like "2p" and "3d." It's that special moment in every chemistry class when the professor casually transitions from "here's a simple atom model" to "now let's discuss hybridized molecular orbital theory" and everyone's brain short-circuits. The fear is real—asking questions might expose you as the only one who thinks HOMO and LUMO sound like a comedy duo rather than highest occupied and lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals. Don't worry though, even your professor probably draws them wrong half the time.