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Sorry, You're Not A Sigma Bond

Chemistry Science

1 year ago 34.9K views 0 shares

Sorry, You're Not A Sigma Bond

Chemistry nerds are straight up savage with this one! Pi bonds can't rotate because they're formed by side-by-side p orbitals with that electron density above and below the molecular plane. Try to rotate? Those orbitals lose overlap and the bond breaks! Meanwhile, sigma bonds are out here flexing with their free rotation abilities. It's basically the molecular equivalent of "stay in your lane" 😂

Happy Pi Day!

Math Science

1 year ago 28.2K views 0 shares

Happy Pi Day!

The answer is "Happy Pi Day!" and it's brilliantly encoded in these four images. Top left shows molecular orbitals (π bonds), top right is a literal pie, bottom left features "Life of Pi" (the movie with the tiger and boy on a boat), and bottom right shows the mathematical constant π. It's like a nerdy rebus puzzle that makes mathematicians giggle uncontrollably while normal people wonder why March 14th (3/14) causes scientists to buy baked goods. Math enthusiasts celebrate this day with circular foods and decimal recitation competitions because apparently that's what passes for a wild party in STEM fields.