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Do You See The Resemblance?
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Do You See The Resemblance?
When you realize Robert Hooke and Dave Chappelle have the same "I'm so done with this nonsense" expression. Historical portraits don't lie - that's the universal face of someone who discovered cells under a microscope only to be overshadowed by Newton, or someone watching audience members scream "I'm Rick James!" for the 5,000th time. The "I've made scientific contributions AND I'm tired of everyone's crap" look transcends centuries. Both men staring into the void of human idiocy, separated by 300+ years but united by the perfect blend of brilliance and exasperation.

Which Side Are You On: Physics Gang War
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Which Side Are You On: Physics Gang War
The eternal scientific gang war! On the left, we have the Newton gang representing classical physics with a standard "N" symbol. On the right, the quantum mechanics crew flashing their fancy complex number "iN" sign. Classical physicists be like "Force equals mass times acceleration, simple!" while quantum physicists roll up with "Actually, reality is probabilistic and particles exist in superposition until observed." The scientific turf war that's been raging since Schrödinger's cat simultaneously joined both gangs! Choose your physics faction wisely - your reality depends on it! 😂

Scooby-Dooby-Differential Equations
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Scooby-Dooby-Differential Equations
The classic Scooby-Doo unmasking scene perfectly captures that moment when complex fluid dynamics (Navier-Stokes equations) turns out to be just Newton's Second Law (F=ma) in disguise! It's the mathematical equivalent of finding out the terrifying ghost was just Old Man Jenkins all along. Those intimidating partial derivatives and vector calculus in the Navier-Stokes equation? Just fancy mathematical clothing covering up our old reliable F=ma! Engineers everywhere are nodding knowingly while muttering "would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those meddling physicists."

I Am Sorry Newton...
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7 days ago 17.0K views 0 shares
I Am Sorry Newton...
Newton's ghost just found out his corpuscular theory of light wasn't completely wrong after all! The meme brilliantly pits classical Newtonian physics against quantum mechanics, where light behaves as both a wave AND a particle. Poor Newton theorized light as tiny particles (corpuscles) in the 1600s, got overshadowed by wave theory for centuries, then quantum physics comes along with wave-particle duality and basically says "you were kinda right!" The White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland breaking the news to "Apple Man" is pure scientific comedy gold. Newton's probably spinning in his grave fast enough to generate electricity right now.

The Exact Moment In The History Of Science When A Famous Young Genius From Lincolnshire Invents Gravity
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13 days ago 33.7K views 0 shares
The Exact Moment In The History Of Science When A Famous Young Genius From Lincolnshire Invents Gravity
The internet's historical reenactment of Newton's "discovery" is pure gold! Young Isaac just chilling in Lincolnshire, minding his business, when suddenly - BONK - an apple falls and he's like "Hold up... objects attract each other?!" The meme brilliantly mocks the oversimplified version of how gravity was discovered that we all learned in elementary school. In reality, Newton developed his theory through rigorous mathematical work and observation, not from a random fruit assault. But imagining him dramatically falling backward as if the concept physically knocked him over? That's peak scientific comedy right there.

Happy Newtonmass To Everybody!
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15 days ago 19.7K views 0 shares
Happy Newtonmass To Everybody!
Celebrating the nerdiest holiday of all! This meme brilliantly combines Newton's famous fig cookie inspiration with a Star Wars pun. "May the ma BE WITH YOU" is playing on both "may the Force be with you" and Newton's second law (F=ma). That's right, the Force equals mass times acceleration! Isaac Newton was born on December 25th, making "Newtonmass" the perfect alternative holiday for science geeks who'd rather celebrate gravity than gravy. The fig newton in the image is *chef's kiss* - the perfect visual representation of both the man and his legendary apple encounter.

The Alchemist's Irony
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15 days ago 12.6K views 0 shares
The Alchemist's Irony
The irony is delicious. On the left, Sir Isaac Newton—father of calculus, optics pioneer, and gravity's BFF—who secretly spent decades trying to turn lead into gold through alchemy. Meanwhile, the meme mockingly points at someone else as the fool. Plot twist: Newton wrote more about alchemy than physics, filling notebooks with mystical nonsense about the philosopher's stone. History's greatest scientific mind wasted years chasing magical transmutation while developing the fundamental laws of physics on the side. Next time you feel stupid for believing something ridiculous, remember that even geniuses have their blind spots—usually about the size of a periodic table.

Weight Is Not Mass
Physics Science
19 days ago 21.0K views 0 shares
Weight Is Not Mass
This is physics humor at its finest! The trick question asks which weighs more: 1kg of steel or feathers. The clever third person points out they have the same mass (1kg), but reminds us that weight (W=mg) depends on gravitational pull! So technically, if the feathers were on the Moon and the steel on Earth, they'd have different weights despite identical mass. Physics teachers everywhere are silently nodding with approval right now!

Physics Homework: The Great Formula Shuffle
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22 days ago 27.9K views 0 shares
Physics Homework: The Great Formula Shuffle
Physics forums in a nutshell! 😂 Two random users frantically copying each other's homework but switching between Newton and Coulomb's formulas for gravitational and electrostatic forces. The beauty here? Both equations have the same structure! Newton's law of gravitation (F = G·m₁m₂/r²) and Coulomb's law (F = k·q₁q₂/r²) are mathematical twins - one for masses, one for charges. It's the perfect representation of that panicked "I have no idea what I'm doing but I'll make it look different enough" energy that haunts every physics student's nightmares. The desperate glances, the hasty scribbling... pure academic chaos!

Newton 🤝 Coulomb: Inverse Square Soulmates
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22 days ago 23.3K views 0 shares
Newton 🤝 Coulomb: Inverse Square Soulmates
Two scientific giants, one mathematical structure. Newton's law of gravitation and Coulomb's law of electrostatic force are practically identical twins separated at birth. Both follow the inverse square relationship where force decreases with the square of distance. The only difference? Masses versus charges. It's like they both independently discovered the universe's favorite copy-paste template. Nature really said "why create new math when the old one works perfectly fine?"

Newton And Coulomb: The Original Homework Copiers
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22 days ago 18.9K views 0 shares
Newton And Coulomb: The Original Homework Copiers
Look at these two scientific copycats in their natural habitat! Newton's over there with his gravitational force equation (F = G m₁m₂/d²) thinking he's all original, while Coulomb's giving him the side-eye because his electrostatic force equation (F = k q₁q₂/r²) is basically the same formula with different letters! 😂 It's the ultimate "can I copy your homework?" moment in physics history! Except Coulomb came along nearly 100 years later, so it's more like "I'll just change it enough so the teacher won't notice." The universe really does have a formula fetish for inverse square relationships!

Shifting Point Of Reference Is So Heck Cool!
Physics Science
23 days ago 26.7K views 0 shares
Shifting Point Of Reference Is So Heck Cool!
Newton's third law gets a confidence boost. The difference between "Earth pulls me down" and "I attract Earth" is just ego and a frame of reference shift. Technically both statements are correct—gravity is mutual. Just imagine the planet rushing up to meet you because it finds you so attractive. That's not just physics, that's romance at 9.8 m/s².