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Fancy Words For Pointing At Body Parts
Medicine Academia
13 days ago 4.0K views 0 shares
Fancy Words For Pointing At Body Parts
Ever notice how medical terminology is just Latin for "I can point at body parts"? This chart perfectly summarizes medical school: spend $300,000 to learn fancy words for "heart doctor" and "bone fixer." Next time your doctor charges you $400 for a 5-minute visit, remember you're paying for their ability to pronounce "otolaryngologist" without stumbling. The real medical specialty they forgot? "Doctor of Billing" – the true masters of the healthcare system.

Pope Decrees Sine Is Not Sin
Math Academia
24 days ago 5.3K views 0 shares
Pope Decrees Sine Is Not Sin
The Pope has finally had enough of the world's most overused math pun. Every mathematician knows the pain of hearing someone say "using sine is a sin" for the 1,000th time. The etymology lesson is actually correct – "sine" comes from Latin for "curved" while "sin" means "guilt." I've personally witnessed three professors throw chalk across lecture halls after hearing this joke. One muttered "I didn't get a PhD for this" before walking out. The math department coffee room has a swear jar specifically for this pun.

When Abbreviations Collide: A Scientific Love Story
Physics Math Science Academia
1 month ago 5.7K views 0 shares
When Abbreviations Collide: A Scientific Love Story
The ultimate physics pickup line just dropped! This meme perfectly captures that moment when two nerds realize they speak the same language. At first glance, they're both into "QED" - but the reveal shows they're actually vibing on a deeper level. He's into Quantum ElectroDynamics (the theory describing how light and matter interact), while she's thinking in Latin: Quod Erat Demonstrandum ("which was to be demonstrated" - how mathematicians mic-drop after proving theorems). It's basically the STEM version of finishing each other's sentences! Nothing says "intellectual chemistry" like discovering your abbreviations mean completely different nerdy things but somehow still work perfectly together.

Taxonomic Name Game
Biology Oceanography Science
1 month ago 9.4K views 0 shares
Taxonomic Name Game
The taxonomic punchline we didn't know we needed. The blue whale ( Balaenoptera musculus ) proudly announces its scientific name, while the tiny fish makes a gym bro joke about "musculus" meaning "ripped." Then comes the reveal - the fish is a Boops boops. That's right, scientists literally named a fish "boops boops." Somewhere in a marine biology lab, a taxonomist is still giggling about this. Next time you're classifying organisms, remember: with great naming power comes great opportunity for dad jokes.

The First Letter Fallacy
Chemistry Science Academia
1 month ago 6.8K views 0 shares
The First Letter Fallacy
The classic chemistry student nightmare in one perfect meme! Sure, just remember the first letter of each element... except when you realize Gold (Au), Iron (Fe), Silver (Ag), Lead (Pb), and Antimony (Sb) all decided to rebel against simplicity. These periodic table troublemakers derive their symbols from Latin or Greek names— aurum , ferrum , argentum , plumbum , and stibium . Next time someone tells you chemistry is straightforward, just show them this and watch their confidence crumble faster than an unstable isotope.