Projection Memes

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They Always Lacking Rigor
Math Science Academia
3 days ago 6.3K views 0 shares
They Always Lacking Rigor
The mathematical sass is strong with this one! The meme brilliantly combines relationship drama with linear algebra. When someone accuses you of "projecting" in psychology (attributing your own feelings to others), this mathematician claps back with "ONTO WHAT SUBSPACE?" - because in linear algebra, projection operators map vectors onto specific subspaces. The diagram even shows a proper vector projection with basis vectors x₁ and x₂, complete with the orthogonal projection ŷ. It's the perfect comeback for anyone who's ever spent Friday night with eigenvalues instead of actual dates. Next time someone accuses you of projecting, demand they specify their reference frame!

The Physics Of Projection Fails
Physics Science
13 days ago 3.6K views 0 shares
The Physics Of Projection Fails
The commenter just discovered the fascinating physics of light projection! When text on a transparent visor is read from the outside, it appears normal. But when that same text casts a shadow through the visor onto a surface (in this case, skin), it follows optical projection principles—creating a reversed, flipped image. It's like a mini camera obscura effect happening right on someone's chest. The person's scientific observation is spot-on—the projected "Espresso" shadow should indeed be upside down and backwards according to basic optics. Someone skipped their physics homework when designing this photoshoot!

When Independence Becomes Projection
Math Physics Science
1 month ago 5.5K views 0 shares
When Independence Becomes Projection
From "can't come over" to "on my way" faster than the speed of light! 🚀 This math joke is pure genius! When someone says they can't visit because they're "linearly independent" (meaning their vector spaces don't overlap), all it takes is one "parents aren't home" to trigger a vector projection. Suddenly they're calculating the fastest route over! In linear algebra, projection is literally mapping one vector onto another's direction. Here, our math nerd went from "we have nothing in common" to "let me project myself right into your vector space" real quick! Even the most independent variables have their breaking points!

Vector Projection Of My Priorities
Math Science
1 month ago 5.2K views 0 shares
Vector Projection Of My Priorities
Initially claiming linear independence as an excuse not to visit, our math-savvy protagonist suddenly discovers the beauty of vector projection when informed that parental supervision is absent! The meme brilliantly illustrates how quickly one can transform from "we can't be expressed as linear combinations of each other" to "let me calculate the exact projection of my vector onto yours." That formula at the bottom? It's the mathematical way of saying "I'm on my way!" Nothing breaks down mathematical principles faster than romantic opportunity!

The Great Cartography Debate
Earth-science Science Geology
1 month ago 5.5K views 0 shares
The Great Cartography Debate
The perfect illustration of the Dunning-Kruger effect in cartography! That curved blue line represents the shortest path between two points on a globe (a geodesic), but mapping it onto a flat projection creates this apparent curve. The bell curve shows three perspectives: the confident-but-wrong crowd ("it's straight!"), the technically correct experts ("it's bent around Earth's curvature"), and my personal favorite—the person who just uses their eyeballs ("I can clearly see it's not straight"). What makes this extra hilarious is that the 20,000,000 km distance shown would actually be about 50 times Earth's circumference—so nobody's right! The ultimate cartographic mic drop for anyone who's ever argued about the "best" map projection.