Instagram Memes

Breaking news: Instagram commenter discovers that processed American cheese is "pure chemicals" - shocking absolutely no one with basic knowledge that everything is chemicals. Next up: water is H 2 O and table salt is sodium chloride! Revolutionary! The cognitive dissonance between eating ultra-processed food products while simultaneously being terrified of "chemicals" is peak modern nutrition confusion. Fun fact: your artisanal organic gouda? Also 100% chemicals. Your body? Chemicals. Your feelings about this meme? Generated by chemicals.

Instagram science pages unveiling IUPAC nomenclature like they've discovered the holy grail of chemistry! Nothing says "I'm a serious science communicator" like posting the name 2-methyl-3-(4-isopropylphenyl)butanal with sparkly effects and zero explanation. Because who needs to understand chemical structures when you can just bombard followers with intimidating terminology that makes organic chemistry look like an ancient mystical language? Next slide: "10 IUPAC names that will BLOW YOUR MIND!" *cue dramatic music*