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The Ceiling Function Taken Literally
Math Science
17 days ago 9.5K views 0 shares
The Ceiling Function Taken Literally
The ceiling function in math takes any number and rounds it up to the nearest integer. But this diagram is taking it way too literally - showing all decimal values actually connecting to the "ceiling" value of 1! It's like a mathematical pun diagram where all these decimal numbers are physically reaching up to touch their ceiling. The creator definitely spent more time than necessary drawing all those lines, but that's what makes it brilliant. Math nerds unite - this is what happens when you visualize functions with dad-joke energy!

If I Have Seen Further, It's By Process Of Elimination
Physics Scientists Science Academia
18 days ago 9.4K views 0 shares
If I Have Seen Further, It's By Process Of Elimination
Newton's famous quote "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants" gets a hilariously literal interpretation here. The comic explores all possible permutations of this metaphor - from a giant standing on Newton's shoulders (crushing him), to Newton giving a giant a shoulder to cry on (awkward), to Newton being a giant himself (nope), until finally landing on the correct interpretation: Newton intellectually standing on the achievements of his predecessors. Scientific progress in stick figure form - the peer review would be merciless.

The Gravity Of Potential
Physics Science Academia
1 month ago 3.9K views 0 shares
The Gravity Of Potential
Finally, a student who takes physics literally. When your teacher says you have "great potential," they're referring to your academic capabilities. But in physics, potential energy is what you have when elevated above ground level. Standing on a rooftop maximizes gravitational potential energy (mgh, where m is mass, g is gravitational acceleration, and h is height). Converting this to kinetic energy would be... inadvisable. The face says it all—physics humor at its darkest.

I'll Show You The Literal Void In My Heart
Biology Medicine
1 month ago 5.8K views 0 shares
I'll Show You The Literal Void In My Heart
When your friend gets all philosophical about emotional voids, but you're busy thinking about cholesterol plaques! The meme shows an artery with red blood cells flowing through it and yellow fatty deposits building up on the walls - literally filling that void in your "heart" vessels with delicious, dangerous lipids. Who needs emotional fulfillment when you can have atherosclerosis instead? Science: 1, Metaphors: 0!

Death By Salmon Misunderstanding
Ai Tech
2 months ago 5.3K views 0 shares
Death By Salmon Misunderstanding
The robot uprising is coming, but I'm going down laughing! While AI can write sonnets and solve complex equations, it's completely bamboozled by the difference between a salmon swimming upstream and a piece of salmon fillet floating in water. The literal interpretation of "salmon in a river" showcases the hilarious gap between machine learning and common sense. Future robot overlords might master nuclear physics, but they'll execute me while I'm still giggling at their inability to understand context and nuance. Worth it!

Food: Filling Voids In Hearts Since The Dawn Of Comfort Eating
Medicine Biology Science
2 months ago 6.1K views 0 shares
Food: Filling Voids In Hearts Since The Dawn Of Comfort Eating
Technically speaking, food can fill that void in your heart. Just not in the metaphorical way your friend meant. The image shows an artery clogged with red blood cells on one side and fatty yellow deposits on the other—precisely what happens when you comfort-eat your way through emotional distress. Your cardiovascular system doesn't distinguish between heartbreak and heartburn. The plaque buildup is just doing what the ice cream commanded it to do: physically fill empty spaces. Who needs emotional healing when you can have arterial narrowing?

Perpendicular Pointing Intensifies
Math Physics Academia
3 months ago 8.3K views 0 shares
Perpendicular Pointing Intensifies
That moment when math gets way too literal! Instead of drawing some fancy perpendicular arrow on a whiteboard, this guy's just aggressively pointing his finger straight at the table. "You see this plane? THE NORMAL VECTOR IS RIGHT HERE, BUDDY." Mathematicians don't need abstract representations when they can just jab their finger at reality. Who needs equations when you have perfectly good pointing appendages? Next time someone asks about tangent vectors, I'm just gonna stroke the surface sensually and wink.

Introductory Python Programming: The Literal Edition
Tech Biology
3 months ago 9.9K views 0 shares
Introductory Python Programming: The Literal Edition
Ever wondered what a literal Python programming course looks like? This is it! While most coding bootcamps give you a computer and an energy drink, this brave instructor's teaching with actual pythons as his students. One snake is even diligently taking notes on the laptop while the other is raising its head for a question. "Excuse me professor, is this indentation error going to bite me later?" The instructor standing on that chair isn't practicing safety protocols—he's demonstrating how to elevate your code above the competition. This is what happens when you search "learn Python" without SafeSearch on.

Literal Cardiac Fulfillment
Biology Medicine Science
4 months ago 12.7K views 0 shares
Literal Cardiac Fulfillment
Technically speaking, that void in your heart is the cardiac chamber - and it's supposed to be filled with blood cells and plasma, not mac and cheese! The meme brilliantly juxtaposes emotional metaphors with literal cardiovascular anatomy. Friend's talking about existential emptiness while our science hero is visualizing actual blood vessels with cholesterol deposits. Next time someone mentions your emotional void, just respond with "Actually, my left ventricle is functioning at optimal capacity, thank you very much."

Only Do What Your Heart Tells You
Engineering Science
4 months ago 12.2K views 0 shares
Only Do What Your Heart Tells You
This is peak engineering humor where Princess Diana's inspirational quote "Only do what your heart tells you" gets a literal electrical engineering interpretation. The heart is telling someone to "Go make sum oscillators" - a play on how cardiac electrical signals are essentially biological oscillators. The zombie-like face saying "You got it boss" is every sleep-deprived engineering student following their "heart's" electrical engineering commands instead of the intended metaphorical meaning. The "Ee" in the original title stands for Electrical Engineering, making this a spectacular nerd-sniping pun that would make any circuit design professor chuckle into their coffee.

Math Is Hard Enough As It Is, Don't Make It Harder By Using It In Your Everyday Life
Math
5 months ago 10.3K views 0 shares
Math Is Hard Enough As It Is, Don't Make It Harder By Using It In Your Everyday Life
The mathematical tragedy of casual conversation. She says her child is "just under two," meaning the kid is approaching their second birthday. He interprets it as a precise numerical value—as if she's stating "1" is the exact quantity of children she has. This is the same energy as those people who respond "hi" when you ask "how are you?" Mathematicians would call this a classic case of domain confusion. The rest of us call it a first date that won't lead to a second.