Geodesic Memes

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I'm On The Geodesic To Hell!
Physics Science Universe
18 days ago 17.4K views 0 shares
I'm On The Geodesic To Hell!
Oh sweet Einstein's wild hair! This meme is playing with our minds! In general relativity, gravity isn't actually a force—it's the curvature of spacetime! Objects follow geodesics (the shortest path between points on a curved surface) and what we perceive as "falling" is just following these curved paths. The character's maniacal expression perfectly captures that "EUREKA!" moment when you finally understand that gravity is just geometry in disguise. Next thing you know, you'll be cackling like a mad physicist too when you realize we're all just sliding down the universe's waterslide! 🧠💫

I'm On The Geodesic To Hell!
Physics Science Universe
20 days ago 22.8K views 0 shares
I'm On The Geodesic To Hell!
Einstein just rolled over in his grave! This is what happens when you tell a physicist that gravity isn't real. In general relativity, gravity isn't actually a force—it's the curvature of spacetime! Objects follow geodesics (the shortest path between points on a curved surface) and what we experience as "falling" is just following these natural paths. The character's shocked face perfectly captures that moment when someone drops this mind-bending truth bomb on you during a physics exam. Next thing you know, you'll be telling me that time isn't constant either!

Getting Least Action
Physics Math Science Universe
1 month ago 5.8K views 0 shares
Getting Least Action
The physics nerd suddenly found motivation to solve Einstein's field equations! That equation is the geodesic equation - it tells you the shortest path between two points in curved spacetime. Nothing motivates finding the optimal trajectory quite like "my parents aren't home." 😂 The meme brilliantly combines relativity theory with teenage romance. In flat space, the shortest distance is a straight line, but in curved spacetime (thanks Einstein!), you need some serious math to figure out how to get from point A to point B efficiently. Suddenly those Christoffel symbols (that Γ in the equation) seem worth calculating!

Off Down The Geodesic You Go
Physics Science Academia
2 months ago 5.6K views 0 shares
Off Down The Geodesic You Go
The bell curve of intellectual enlightenment strikes again. At both ends of the IQ spectrum, people accept that things fall down because "that's just how it is." Meanwhile, the 100 IQ middle-grounders proudly explain it's "the gravitational force that attracts mass!" The true comedy is how physics education creates this brief window where people think they're clever for regurgitating Newton, before either giving up and accepting reality or studying enough to realize they understand nothing. Geodesics in spacetime? General relativity? Quantum gravity? Nope, things just fall down.

The Great Cartography Debate
Earth-science Science Geology
4 months ago 7.5K views 0 shares
The Great Cartography Debate
The perfect illustration of the Dunning-Kruger effect in cartography! That curved blue line represents the shortest path between two points on a globe (a geodesic), but mapping it onto a flat projection creates this apparent curve. The bell curve shows three perspectives: the confident-but-wrong crowd ("it's straight!"), the technically correct experts ("it's bent around Earth's curvature"), and my personal favorite—the person who just uses their eyeballs ("I can clearly see it's not straight"). What makes this extra hilarious is that the 20,000,000 km distance shown would actually be about 50 times Earth's circumference—so nobody's right! The ultimate cartographic mic drop for anyone who's ever argued about the "best" map projection.