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Olefin? More Like Allyfin

Olefin? More Like Allyfin
Behold! The chemical compound 1,2-dibromoethene showing off its fabulous cis and trans isomers! 🧪✨ These two molecular configurations are basically the chemistry version of "same ingredients, totally different vibe." The left structure (cis) has both bromine atoms on the same side of the double bond - like roommates who chose to share a wall. The right structure (trans) has them on opposite sides - social distancing before it was cool! The pride month reference is *chef's kiss* because these isomers perfectly demonstrate chemical diversity with the same atomic makeup. Structural chemistry making puns AND social statements? Now THAT'S what I call a reaction worth studying!

The Gayest Molecule In The Lab

The Gayest Molecule In The Lab
The ultimate pride flag that biochemists actually respect. This peptide structure is drawn with amino acids in rainbow colors, proving that nature was doing pride chemistry long before humans figured it out. The sequence spells out queerness at the molecular level - proteins don't conform to binary structures either. Next time someone says being gay isn't natural, just show them this and watch them struggle to argue with covalent bonds.

Perfect Botanical Bisexuality

Perfect Botanical Bisexuality
Botanical terminology meets Pride Month in this delightful crossover! In plant biology, flowers containing both male (stamens) and female (carpels) reproductive structures are scientifically classified as "perfect" or "bisexual." The textbook isn't making a social statement—it's just pure botanical science that happens to align perfectly with Pride terminology. Nature really was ahead of the curve on inclusive terminology! The real beauty is how this scientific fact creates this wonderful intersection between rigorous academic classification and modern identity language. Botanists have been casually dropping the term "perfect bisexual flowers" in lectures for decades without realizing they were being fabulous.

Trans-Formational Chemistry

Trans-Formational Chemistry
The ultimate chemistry dad joke that your organic chemistry professor secretly loves! These two cyclohexane structures represent cis and trans isomers (geometric isomers with different spatial arrangements), with the trans pride flag above them. It's a brilliant stereochemistry pun - the molecules are literally in trans formation! The right molecule has flipped its methyl groups across the ring plane, just like in transgender transitions. Your orgo class might have groaned, but this structural wordplay deserves a standing ovation from the entire American Chemical Society.

The Quantum Uncertainty Of Asking Questions

The Quantum Uncertainty Of Asking Questions
The eternal physics classroom dilemma in its purest form! Pride vs. actual learning is the greatest unsolved equation in academia. Every physics student has calculated the risk: "Is my question dumber than my future grade if I don't ask it?" The silence in lecture halls isn't from understanding—it's from collective fear of being the one who asks "wait, why isn't gravity just magic?" Meanwhile, professors everywhere are screaming internally: "PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS!" Pro tip: the smartest physicists ask the "dumbest" questions. Einstein probably raised his hand to ask "but what if time is, like, bendy?" and changed science forever.