Gibbs Memes

Chemistry students everywhere are crying! The meme plays on the Gibbs free energy equation (G = H - TS), where G is Gibbs free energy, H is enthalpy, T is temperature, and S is entropy. But instead of understanding that ΔG tells us if a reaction is spontaneous, the meme creator is treating "Gibbs" like a person generously donating energy to chemical reactions! That activation energy curve in the background is the perfect setting for this thermodynamic dad joke. Free energy isn't actually free—it costs you hours of studying thermodynamics to understand it!

Just when you thought balancing chemical equations was bad enough, Gibbs free energy crashes the party with its "ΔG = ΔH - TΔS" formula! The confused orangutans perfectly capture that moment in thermodynamics class when your brain short-circuits trying to figure out if a reaction is spontaneous. Suddenly you're wondering if your life choices are spontaneous too. The "where ΔG=?" question haunts chemistry students' nightmares more effectively than any horror movie. Even the orangutans look like they're contemplating changing their major to interpretive dance.

The ultimate nerd satisfaction: when the change in Gibbs free energy equals zero! In thermodynamics, ΔG=0 represents a system at perfect equilibrium where no net work can be extracted. The meme brilliantly pairs this with Thanos's iconic "perfectly balanced" moment, because both represent an inexorable state of equilibrium that can't be pushed further. Chemistry students spend years chasing these perfect equilibrium calculations, only to feel that same villainous satisfaction when everything finally balances out. The universe's most satisfying equation!

The existential crisis every chemistry student faces when they realize their fancy computational models are just glorified thermodynamics equations wearing a tuxedo. DFT (Density Functional Theory) sounds impressive until you strip away the quantum mechanics jargon and find that good ol' Gibbs free energy equation (ΔG = ΔH - TΔS) is running the whole show behind the scenes. It's like spending four years learning advanced computational chemistry only to discover you've been calculating whether reactions are spontaneous the entire time. The astronaut with the gun is basically every professor who's been through this realization decades ago, watching new students discover the cosmic joke of chemistry.