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Guys, I Have Found A Branch Of Physics Newton Made No Direct Contribution To!
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Guys, I Have Found A Branch Of Physics Newton Made No Direct Contribution To!
The scientific burn is STRONG with this one! 🔥 While Newton revolutionized physics with his laws of motion and gravity, magnetism remained largely untouched by his genius. The meme cleverly shows how the "book of magnetism" looks exactly the same with or without Newton's contributions - because there weren't any! It's the scientific equivalent of saying "I didn't need you anyway!" Scientists like Ampère, Faraday, and Maxwell had to step up and do the electromagnetic heavy lifting instead. Newton was too busy inventing calculus, explaining gravity, and getting hit by apples to bother with magnets!

When Your Brain Has Latency Issues
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27 days ago 5.8K views 0 shares
When Your Brain Has Latency Issues
Ever feel like your brain is experiencing retarded potential ? That moment when your thoughts need a finite time to propagate from the point of cause (coffee) to the point of effect (brilliant idea)! The Wikipedia page is about electromagnetic fields, but let's be honest—it's basically describing my neural connections before 10 AM. The signal takes a finite time to propagate... much like my motivation on Monday mornings. My brain operates at the speed of light, if light were stuck in molasses!

Maxwell Wrote Four Equations That Control The Universe
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Maxwell Wrote Four Equations That Control The Universe
Behold the intellectual carnage! On the left, we have Chad Maxwell who casually revolutionized physics with four equations that literally explain everything from your phone signal to why your toast falls butter-side down. Meanwhile, modern physics students are having existential crises trying to remember which way the electric field points. Maxwell's equations are like the source code of reality—they govern electromagnetic waves that power our modern world. Yet here we are, frantically resetting routers while the ghost of Maxwell watches in disappointment. The duality of man: creating unified field theories vs. crying over calculus homework!

The Electromagnetism Existential Crisis
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The Electromagnetism Existential Crisis
When your physics professor says "just look inside Maxwell's equations" as if they're a cozy little picture book and not four differential equations that would make Schrödinger's cat simultaneously alive, dead, and having an existential crisis. The cat's wide-eyed terror perfectly captures every undergrad's face when they realize Gauss, Ampere, and Faraday weren't just historical figures but architects of their weekend suffering.

Physics Student's Final Form: Electrodynamic Breakdown
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Physics Student's Final Form: Electrodynamic Breakdown
That moment when your brain has been so thoroughly fried by Jackson's electrodynamics equations that you're just smiling through the existential crisis! The 2-line equation they're referencing is probably Maxwell's equations in Jackson format—notorious for making physics students question their life choices. It's like running a mental marathon while someone keeps moving the finish line! Physics students worldwide have that same traumatized grin when they hear "Jackson E&M"—part hysteria, part surrender to the electromagnetic gods!

The Uninvited Pioneers Of Electromagnetism
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The Uninvited Pioneers Of Electromagnetism
The historical snub that keeps physicists up at night! While Maxwell's equations get the spotlight (deservedly capturing electromagnetism in four elegant lines), poor Leibniz, Faraday, and Ampere are giving us the death stare from outside the mathematical hall of fame. Classic academic politics - do all the experimental groundwork, and some Scottish guy comes along, wraps it in fancy notation, and gets equation #11 on the list. The real pioneers of electromagnetism looking through the window like uninvited guests to their own party. That's science for you - it's not what you discover, it's how prettily you write it down.

Am I Ever Gonna See An Actual 3D Tensor?
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Am I Ever Gonna See An Actual 3D Tensor?
The eternal disappointment of physics students everywhere! You're promised these fancy 3D tensors that sound like they exist in some higher dimension, but when you actually see them in class? BAM! Just another boring 2D matrix on your screen. The Maxwell stress tensor? 2D matrix. The inertia tensor? Also a 2D matrix. The cat's face perfectly captures that moment of betrayal when you realize all these exotic mathematical objects are just... flat arrays of numbers. It's like ordering a 3D holographic pizza and getting a paper drawing instead!

I Swear I Know It
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I Swear I Know It
That brain-melting moment during the physics exam when you realize Maxwell's equations were actually discovered by... Maxwell! 🤯 The irony of frantically searching your memory banks for the name that's literally right there in the question. It's like forgetting your own phone number while holding your phone! The electromagnetic waves of panic are almost visible as your neurons desperately try to connect the dots. Pro tip: James Clerk Maxwell would probably laugh at us all from his 19th-century Scottish grave.

That's Special Way To Teach Maxwell Equations
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2 months ago 6.4K views 0 shares
That's Special Way To Teach Maxwell Equations
Expectation: Distinguished professor with elbow patches and wisdom. Reality: Half-naked guy in Pikachu boxers explaining electromagnetism with the enthusiasm of someone who just discovered coffee. Maxwell's equations describe how electric and magnetic fields behave, but apparently they also describe how dress codes don't apply to physics geniuses. Nothing says "I understand the fundamental forces of the universe" quite like teaching in your underwear! The board covered in vector calculus while wearing nothing but shorts is the ultimate power move. Who needs formal attire when you've mastered the mathematics of light itself?

The Professor Paradox
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The Professor Paradox
Expectation vs. reality hits different in academia! The dignified, distinguished professor we imagine (complete with tweed jacket and European map backdrop) versus the chaotic genius who shows up to lecture in boxer shorts while casually explaining Maxwell's equations. Those equations aren't just decoration—they're describing electromagnetic field behavior with vector calculus that would make most people's brains short-circuit. Meanwhile, this professor's dress code has clearly short-circuited too. Pure mathematical brilliance requires ventilation, apparently. The true mark of genius? Not caring about pants when you're busy unifying electricity and magnetism.

Expectations vs. Reality: The Mathematical Truth
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2 months ago 8.0K views 0 shares
Expectations vs. Reality: The Mathematical Truth
The expectation vs. reality gap in academia is truly magnificent. In our heads, math professors are distinguished gentlemen with tweed jackets and thoughtful expressions who probably solve equations while sipping Earl Grey. Meanwhile, the genuine article is teaching Maxwell's equations in Batman boxers and tattoos. The best part? Those equations on the board are actually legitimate electromagnetism formulas. Nothing says "I understand the fundamental forces of the universe" quite like explaining vector calculus while your nipples catch a draft. Education has never been so... breezy.

The Physics Curriculum Progression
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The Physics Curriculum Progression
Physics students experiencing the curriculum progression in real-time. First year: "Woo! F=ma! Things move when you push them!" Third year: "Maxwell's equations have consumed my soul and the vector calculus is speaking to me in my dreams." The transition from happy-go-lucky Newtonian mechanics to the existential crisis of electromagnetism is the academic equivalent of going from a party to a war zone. Not pictured: the quantum mechanics student, who has transcended physical form entirely.