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Primate PR: Hollywood vs Reality
Biology Evolution Science
17 hours ago 14.0K views 0 shares
Primate PR: Hollywood vs Reality
Hollywood vs. Reality strikes again! Movies and TV shows have convinced us that gorillas are terrifying monsters ready to climb buildings and swat at planes, while chimps are just adorable little companions who might occasionally wear a hat. Meanwhile, actual primatologists are like: "Gorillas? Those gentle giants who'd rather munch leaves than make eye contact? And chimps? The ones who form war parties and have been documented using tools as weapons?" This is what happens when screenwriters skip biology class to work on their "talking animal" screenplay. Nature's ultimate bait-and-switch!

The Chemistry Kingpin
Chemistry Science
16 days ago 16.3K views 0 shares
The Chemistry Kingpin
That intense stare when you've just explained the perfect synthesis pathway and nobody realizes you're now the intellectual kingpin of the room! Chemistry nerds unite! The transformation from mild-mannered teacher to chemical overlord happens faster than an exothermic reaction. One minute you're discussing simple molecular structures, the next you're mentally calculating how to optimize yields while everyone else is still trying to remember what a covalent bond is. Pure. Chemical. POWER.

Tension: Expectation vs. Reality
Physics Science Engineering
25 days ago 17.9K views 0 shares
Tension: Expectation vs. Reality
The perfect collision of pop culture and physics! While some might visualize tension as emotional states (portrayed by celebrities), physicists know the truth - it's actually a force diagram with vectors and magnitude calculations. That bottom panel shows the real MVP: a pulley system with tension forces acting on objects in mechanical equilibrium. Next time someone tells you they're feeling tense, just hand them a free-body diagram and watch their confusion multiply exponentially.

Which One Are You?
Physics Science
1 month ago 12.0K views 0 shares
Which One Are You?
The eternal battle between pop culture nerds and science nerds captured in one perfect SNL moment. On one side, we have the "May the Force be with you" Star Wars fanatic, and on the other, the physics enthusiast who can't help but point out that Force = mass × acceleration (Newton's Second Law). Both are technically correct about "the Force," just in completely different universes. I'm definitely the one silently judging both of them while calculating the statistical probability of this conversation occurring at a party.

Smells Fishy... Engineering Credentials
Engineering Tech Academia
1 month ago 8.7K views 0 shares
Smells Fishy... Engineering Credentials
The engineering gatekeeping is strong with this one! 🤣 Nothing screams "fake engineer" more than missing a perfectly crafted Lord of the Rings reference during a technical discussion. Real engineers know their Tolkien as well as their thermodynamics! The suspicious Fry face perfectly captures that moment of doubt - "Did they even go to engineering school if they don't get my 'one ring to rule them all' joke?" Next time, maybe try a Star Wars reference instead... engineers rarely miss those!

The Brian Cox Paradox
Physics Scientists Astronomy
1 month ago 9.8K views 0 shares
The Brian Cox Paradox
Finding someone who shares your enthusiasm for Brian Cox is the scientific equivalent of discovering a compatible orbital. Except there's a critical misunderstanding—one's talking about the distinguished physicist who explains quantum mechanics with a dreamy Yorkshire accent, while the other means the actor from Succession . Classic case of homonymous confusion leading to false consensus. The dating pool for science nerds just got shallower.

When Math Nerds Infiltrate Pop Culture
Math
1 month ago 8.2K views 0 shares
When Math Nerds Infiltrate Pop Culture
While everyone's obsessing over desert planets and giant sandworms, math nerds are sitting in the corner whispering "D-U-N-E" and giggling uncontrollably. Why? Because those letters are a perfect mnemonic for set theory operations! Superset, Union, iNtersection, and subsEt - the fundamental building blocks of mathematical relationships. It's like finding a secret math joke hidden in a blockbuster movie. The rest of humanity gets epic sci-fi; mathematicians get an elegant reminder of how to organize their collections. Classic math nerd move - turning Hollywood's hottest franchise into a set theory flash card.

The Airspeed Velocity Of Despair
Physics Engineering Academia
1 month ago 8.7K views 0 shares
The Airspeed Velocity Of Despair
The first question on this physics exam is straight out of Monty Python! Instead of asking about projectile motion or Newton's laws, they're inquiring about swallow velocities. The student's response is pure gold—instant surrender with crying emojis and wilted roses. That moment when you realize your entire engineering future is being derailed by obscure British comedy references. The professor clearly has a twisted sense of humor... or maybe they're testing who actually watched the Holy Grail during "educational movie night." Either way, F = ma, but F also equals Failed if you can't calculate medieval ornithological aerodynamics!

The Double Meaning Of Big Bang
Astronomy Physics Universe Science
2 months ago 7.3K views 0 shares
The Double Meaning Of Big Bang
The perfect cosmic misunderstanding! Two people in a bookstore both say they like "Big Bang" - but they're talking about completely different things. One's referring to the actual cosmological model explaining how our universe began 13.7 billion years ago with a rapid expansion from a singularity. The other? Just a fan of that sitcom about socially awkward physicists. The bottom panels hilariously reveal what each was thinking - actual cosmic expansion versus Sheldon Cooper and friends. Dating tip: always clarify which kind of Big Bang theory you're into before getting excited about shared interests!

Normal People Click On The 'Random' Button For Fun Too, Right?
Astronomy Universe Science
2 months ago 6.7K views 0 shares
Normal People Click On The 'Random' Button For Fun Too, Right?
Wikipedia rabbit holes are the ULTIMATE scientific adventure! Start with a casual "random" click and suddenly you're discovering there's an actual James Bond asteroid?! But wait—it gets better! This cosmic spy has its own FAMILY with designation FIN '007'! *adjusts lab goggles frantically* This is what happens when astronomers get naming privileges and pop culture collides with celestial bodies! The universe is basically one giant easter egg hunt for nerds with internet access!

The Prince Of All Molecules
Chemistry Science
2 months ago 6.5K views 0 shares
The Prince Of All Molecules
Vegeta, Prince of the Saiyans, has traded his quest for power for... counting molecules?! This meme brilliantly combines Dragon Ball's proudest warrior with Avogadro's number (6.022×10²³) - the exact number of particles in one mole of any substance. Chemistry students everywhere are having flashbacks to memorizing this number while Vegeta sits there looking scholarly and important. It's the perfect mashup of anime pride and chemistry nerdery! That specific number isn't random - it's literally the foundation of modern chemistry calculations, making Vegeta's smug library pose even funnier. He's not over 9000 anymore... he's over 602,200,000,000,000,000,000,000!

The Three Heads Of Scientific Research
Research Academia Science Lab-life
2 months ago 5.7K views 0 shares
The Three Heads Of Scientific Research
Classic King Ghidorah meme showing evolution of scientific papers. The first two fierce dragon heads represent the intimidating X-axis and Y-axis in research papers, while the derpy third head is the poor Gemini symbol (∽) that represents the control group. Control groups never get the spotlight despite being crucial to the experimental design. That third head is basically every control experiment ever - essential but forgotten when the exciting results come in!