Medieval science Memes

Medieval chemists really had a simple approach to science: drink the mystery liquid and see what happens. Hydrochloric acid? That's just spicy water until proven otherwise! The "kemist" meme perfectly captures that special brand of scientific method where your esophagus is the control group. For those wondering, HCl has a pH of about 1-2 and will absolutely dissolve your insides faster than your professor dissolves your self-confidence during oral exams. Safety goggles? Lab protocols? Nah, just raw curiosity and a complete disregard for the concept of tomorrow.

This brilliant parody merges modern particle physics with medieval alchemy! The "Standard Model of Alchemy" organizes elements exactly like our current particle physics charts, but with a delightful medieval twist. Instead of quarks and leptons, we've got planetary metals (lead, iron, gold), classical elements (air, earth, fire, water), and the philosophical tria prima (sulfur/soul, quicksilver/spirit, salt/body). Plus "aether" as the quintessential element! What makes this truly genius is how it highlights how humans have always tried to organize and systematize nature - from alchemists trying to transmute lead into gold to physicists smashing particles in the LHC. Different symbols, same scientific instinct!