Miniaturization Memes

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It Could Be Smaller

Math Tech Engineering Science

1 year ago 31.0K views 0 shares

It Could Be Smaller

Engineers: "We made the world's smallest computer! Smaller than a grain of rice!" Mathematicians: *points at epsilon* "Hold my infinitesimals." The race to miniaturization never ends! While engineers celebrate microscopic computers, mathematicians are over here using the epsilon symbol (ε) which represents infinitely small values. In calculus, epsilon is basically the mathematical way of saying "as tiny as you need it to be, and then even smaller." Talk about winning the size competition on a technicality!

Sänks For Se Kwästschen

Engineering Tech Physics Materials

1 year ago 40.6K views 0 shares

Sänks For Se Kwästschen

German engineering stereotypes meet semiconductor physics in this masterpiece. The meme captures that moment at every tech conference when someone with a thick German accent explains how they've miniaturized transistors by another few nanometers, and everyone in the room gets inexplicably excited. Because nothing says "scientific breakthrough" like making already microscopic components even smaller. The semiconductor industry's entire existence is basically "make small thing smaller," and somehow we're all impressed every single time. Revolutionary.