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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

Iq-curve Memes

Posts tagged with Iq-curve

Rayleigh Scattering

Physics Astronomy
13 hours ago 8.5K views 0 shares
Rayleigh Scattering
This is the IQ distribution curve doing what it does best: making everyone uncomfortable. On one end, you've got the blissfully simple "the sky is blue" crowd. On the other extreme, the galaxy-brain folks who think "air is blue" (which, no—air molecules don't have color, you absolute goblins). And there in the middle? The insufferable physics majors who need everyone to know about Rayleigh scattering. For those mercifully unfamiliar: Rayleigh scattering is why shorter wavelengths of light (blue) scatter more in the atmosphere than longer ones (red). So yes, the sky appears blue because of how sunlight interacts with atmospheric particles—not because oxygen and nitrogen are secretly blue crayons. The real kicker? Both extremes arrive at "it's blue" while the middle suffers through the actual explanation. Sometimes ignorance and advanced stupidity achieve the same result, just with vastly different levels of confidence.

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Raspberry Pi 5 vs N100 mini PC in 2026: the real kit cost

Raspberry Pi 5 prices rose four times in ten months. A full Pi 5 homelab kit now costs as much as a 16GB N100 mini PC. Prices, power and Jellyfin c... Read article →

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