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Laplace Transform For Sale
Math Academia Engineering Science
7 days ago 3.5K views 0 shares
Laplace Transform For Sale
When you're so desperate to solve differential equations that you start searching eBay for mathematical shortcuts! The Laplace transform—that magical operation that converts nasty differential equations into manageable algebraic ones—now apparently available with free shipping and a money-back guarantee! Just imagine the product description: "Slightly used Laplace transform, converts time domain to s-domain with minimal effort. Perfect for engineering students having nervous breakdowns before finals. No refunds if you still can't solve your ODEs."

When You Think You've Hacked The Universe
Physics Universe Science
10 days ago 3.8K views 0 shares
When You Think You've Hacked The Universe
Feeling omniscient today, are we? This meme is channeling Pierre-Simon Laplace's famous thought experiment from the 1800s. His "demon" was a hypothetical entity who, if given the exact position and momentum of every particle in the universe, could predict all future events with perfect accuracy. The face in the meme is giving serious "I see all possible timelines and you're doomed in every single one" energy. Unfortunately for Laplace's demon (and fortunately for free will enthusiasts), quantum mechanics crashed the deterministic party with Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. Turns out you literally cannot know both position and momentum precisely. So this is basically the face of someone who thinks they've hacked the universe, right before quantum physics slaps them with a "nice try, buddy."

To Amend This, Laplace Undertook Another Boundary Condition
Math Physics Engineering
15 days ago 5.1K views 0 shares
To Amend This, Laplace Undertook Another Boundary Condition
When your differential equation is giving you grief, just do what Laplace did—slap another boundary condition on it and hope for the best! It's like trying to fix a leaky pipe with more tape instead of replacing it. Mathematicians and physicists everywhere are nodding knowingly while silently screaming inside. The mathematical equivalent of "have you tried turning it off and on again?" except with partial derivatives and existential dread!