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From Cloning Sheep To Defending Spheres

10 hours ago 3.0K views 0 shares

Remember when science was all about groundbreaking achievements? The 90s gave us Dolly the sheep (first cloned mammal!) and Mars Pathfinder rolling around the red planet. Fast forward to today, and scientists are stuck explaining that the Earth isn't actually flat to people with internet access and high school diplomas. It's like watching Nobel Prize winners argue with someone who thinks gravity is "just a theory." The scientific regression is real—we went from splitting atoms to debating shapes!

Google's Quantum Leap In Misinformation

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2 days ago 3.1K views 0 shares

Oh look, Google says a proton is about 1/50th of an inch—roughly the size of a pinpoint! That's only off by a factor of 10 trillion trillion . A proton's actual diameter is around 0.8 femtometers (10 -15 meters), not half a millimeter. This is like claiming your coffee molecule is the size of Manhattan. Next time your undergrad says "but I read it on Google," remember this gem. And they wonder why I drink during office hours.

Let This One Cook (In The Oven Of Scientific Illiteracy)

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Let This One Cook (In The Oven Of Scientific Illiteracy)

Someone skipped every science class ever ! The moon absolutely reflects sunlight (it's basically a giant space mirror), and rocks are literally visible BECAUSE they reflect light. Otherwise we'd all be bumping into invisible rocks! And yes, the moon is made of rock, and yes, humans have moonwalked on it (not the Michael Jackson kind). It's like watching someone confidently declare that water isn't wet while standing in a puddle. My brain cells are committing mass suicide right now! 🧠💥

The Green Screen In The Sky

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7 days ago 3.9K views 0 shares

Fascinating. Someone who thinks the absence of atmospheric light scattering is evidence of a film studio. Next they'll tell us astronauts float because they're hanging from invisible strings. The irony is that without an atmosphere to scatter light, you'd expect exactly what we see - a bright sun against a black backdrop. But sure, NASA hired Stanley Kubrick to fake the moon landing and he insisted on shooting on location.

Science Reporting In The US Be Like

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7 days ago 4.0K views 0 shares

The top half: "Adidas to Launch Plant-Based Shoes Made of Mushroom Leather To Top 60% Sustainability For All..." *shows pretty white sneakers with plants* The bottom half: A woman's increasingly confused expressions surrounded by complex math equations when she realizes "plant-based" and "made of mushroom leather" are completely contradictory terms. Welcome to science journalism, where biological taxonomy is optional and marketing buzzwords trump actual science! Fungi (mushrooms) aren't plants—they're an entirely separate kingdom of organisms. But who needs taxonomic accuracy when you've got sustainability metrics pulled straight from the marketing department's posterior?

The Science Vs. Opinion Nuclear Showdown

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7 days ago 3.3K views 0 shares

The Science Vs. Opinion Nuclear Showdown

The internet's favorite debate format: someone with actual expertise versus someone who'd rather die on their opinion hill than admit they're wrong. Our nuclear professor drops facts—working near a reactor daily and being a tenured researcher—while the other person responds with the intellectual equivalent of sticking fingers in ears and yelling "PAID SHILL!" This is basically the scientific method versus confirmation bias having a cage match. The irony? The anti-nuclear person probably charges their phone that runs on electricity from—you guessed it—a grid partially powered by nuclear energy. Chef's kiss of cognitive dissonance right there.

This Is Literally Law At This Point

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9 days ago 3.6K views 0 shares

The scientific method requires years of rigorous study, peer review, and replication. Then there's the guy who watched a 10-minute conspiracy video at 2 AM and is now ready to overturn centuries of established research. The confidence-to-knowledge ratio here is truly groundbreaking. If only grant applications were this easy—"Saw it on YouTube" would save us all so much paperwork.

Survival Of The Most Considerate

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10 days ago 5.9K views 0 shares

Remember when understanding basic statistics was considered a conspiracy theory? The meme perfectly captures that magical pandemic moment when someone discovered empathy trumps self-centered risk assessment. The beauty here is watching Mr. Pink-Face meltdown when confronted with the revolutionary concept that vaccines aren't just about personal survival rates, but about protecting vulnerable populations. It's almost as if public health involves... the public! *gasp* Next up: discovering that wearing pants benefits others more than yourself. The horror!

I Saw A New Level Of Pseudoscience On My Facebook Timeline Today

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11 days ago 4.7K views 0 shares

I Saw A New Level Of Pseudoscience On My Facebook Timeline Today

Behold! The rare specimen of scientific illiteracy in its natural habitat—a market stall proudly advertising "mRNA free" products with a cute cow drawing! It's like bragging your oranges are "gravity free" while standing firmly on Earth! mRNA is literally in EVERY living organism including that adorable cow and whatever produce they're selling. It's just the messenger molecule that helps create proteins—you know, the stuff that keeps you alive! Next they'll be selling "mitochondria-free" energy drinks and "nucleus-free" supplements. My lab coat is wrinkled from facepalming so hard!

These Russian Missiles Are Getting Out Of Hand (And Breaking Physics)

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12 days ago 3.7K views 0 shares

These Russian Missiles Are Getting Out Of Hand (And Breaking Physics)

The headline claims these missiles travel at 10 times the speed of light? Einstein's ghost just spat out his coffee! Nothing with mass can exceed light speed (300,000 km/s), let alone multiply it by 10. Even the most advanced hypersonic missiles barely reach Mach 10 (3.4 km/s). This is like claiming your grandma's scooter can teleport across galaxies! The physics police would like a word with this headline writer... preferably at sub-light speeds.

Citation Needed: The Scientific Method's Love Language

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13 days ago 3.7K views 0 shares

Citation Needed: The Scientific Method's Love Language

The scientific method just left the chat! 😂 Nothing screams "I'm totally making this up" like someone who gets defensive when asked for evidence. Real scientists LOVE being asked for sources—it's basically our love language! We thrive on receipts, citations, and peer-reviewed papers. Next time someone responds with "do your own research" instead of sharing their sources, you can be pretty sure their "facts" came from the University of Trust Me Bro. Scientific integrity for the win!

When Your Chemistry Is Nail-ed To The Wall

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13 days ago 4.0K views 0 shares

When Your Chemistry Is Nail-ed To The Wall

Oh the chemical chaos! Someone's trying to turn their fingernails into a DIY antifungal lab! 💅🧪 The post claims nails contain calcium (they don't—they're mostly keratin protein) and suggests mixing them with hydrogen peroxide to create calcium hydroxide. Pure fiction with a dash of misunderstood chemistry! Even better is the commenter's "CaOH bruhh" response—which is chemically incorrect (it should be Ca(OH)₂) but perfectly captures the collective facepalm of chemistry students everywhere. Remember kids: real chemists don't eat their experiments, and they definitely don't make up random reactions about their body parts! 🧠⚗️

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