Meteor Memes

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Odds Of Tapping That Are Astronomical
Astronomy Universe Science
6 days ago 19.2K views 0 shares
Odds Of Tapping That Are Astronomical
Dating in the cosmos is ROUGH! This stellar meme perfectly captures the astronomical hierarchy of dating. Your crush is literally Earth (gorgeous, full of life, perfect size), while her dad is the blazing Sun (333,000 times Earth's mass and ready to burn you to a crisp). Her brother? Jupiter - the solar system's bouncer at 318 times Earth's mass. And you? Just a tiny meteor, burning up on impact! The size comparison is brutally accurate - your chances of success are about as likely as Pluto getting its planet status back. The universe really said: "Stay in your orbital lane, buddy!"

The Elonids Were Very Intense This Year
Astronomy Tech
2 months ago 5.5K views 0 shares
The Elonids Were Very Intense This Year
Just your typical meteor shower, except instead of Perseids or Leonids, we've named this one after tech billionaires with space companies. Spectacular celestial display or just another batch of Starlink satellites burning up after someone forgot to carry the decimal? The astronomy community remains divided. Next up: the Bezoids, visible only if you have Prime membership.

Say Centrifugal One More Time...
Physics Science Academia
3 months ago 7.8K views 0 shares
Say Centrifugal One More Time...
The eternal physics pedant's dilemma! While normal humans see a beautiful meteor and make wishes, physics sticklers can't help but silently rage about "centrifugal force" not being a real force but rather an apparent force in a rotating reference frame. It's the physics equivalent of correcting someone's grammar at a party—technically right but guaranteed to make everyone avoid you at the next department mixer. Next time someone mentions centrifugal force, just smile and nod... or risk becoming the person who wishes upon a star for better physics terminology.

NASA's Adorable Apocalypse Units
Astronomy Science Universe
4 months ago 7.2K views 0 shares
NASA's Adorable Apocalypse Units
NASA's PR department strikes again with their creative units of measurement! Nothing says "impending celestial doom" quite like comparing a meteor to both corgis and baby elephants in the same headline. Next time just tell us it's 500 kilograms and save the trip to the zoo. Though I suppose "corgi-sized meteor weighing as much as a small car" doesn't quite generate the same clicks as adorable puppies and baby pachyderms. Classic space agency move—making potential extinction events sound absolutely precious.

The Circular Logic Of Meteor Impacts
Conspiracy Astronomy Geology Physics Earth-science
5 months ago 18.1K views 0 shares
The Circular Logic Of Meteor Impacts
Oh look, another conspiracy theory trying to debunk basic physics! The meme is questioning why meteor craters are circular instead of elongated like the second image. Spoiler alert: it's not because NASA is lying to you. When a meteor hits Earth, the explosive energy radiates equally in all directions regardless of impact angle. The resulting crater is almost always circular because the energy transfer creates a spherical shock wave. Even meteors hitting at shallow angles produce circular craters—it's not some grand cover-up, just good ol' physics doing its thing. Next they'll be asking why water doesn't stay in the shape of the ice cube tray. I swear, teaching freshman physics gets more challenging every year...