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The Only Macroscopic Object With Spin 1/2
Physics Science Tech
12 days ago 3.9K views 0 shares
The Only Macroscopic Object With Spin 1/2
Quantum physics gives us particles with spin 1/2 that you need an electron microscope to see, yet here's this USB connector defying all laws of physics. No matter which way you try to plug it in, it's wrong—until you flip it a third time and suddenly it works. It's like Schrödinger's connector: simultaneously correct and incorrect until observed being jammed into the port. I've earned three PhDs and still can't get it right on the first try.

Size Doesn't Equal Significance
Biology Science Academia
1 month ago 4.6K views 0 shares
Size Doesn't Equal Significance
Size matters in biology, but not how you think. The irony of scientific specialization is perfectly captured in this buffed Doge hierarchy. Macrobiologists study the big stuff like ecosystems and large organisms, yet they're depicted as absolute units. Meanwhile, microbiologists—who deal with the truly mind-blowing complexity of cellular machinery and microorganisms that literally rule our planet—get reduced to a tiny speck. Just remember: those "insignificant" microbes could wipe out all those muscular macro-specimens with a single pandemic. Talk about small but mighty!

I Blame Ludwig Boltzmann
Physics Science Math
1 month ago 30.3K views 0 shares
I Blame Ludwig Boltzmann
That moment when you realize your elegant thermodynamic equations are just billions of particles doing whatever the hell they want. The cat's expression perfectly captures the existential crisis physicists face when they peek behind the curtain and discover that our beautiful macroscopic laws are just statistical averages of microscopic chaos. Boltzmann essentially told us we're approximating reality like a cat trying to understand quantum physics while sipping tea. Thanks for nothing, Ludwig.