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The Impossible Cosine Solution
Math Science
15 days ago 3.4K views 0 shares
The Impossible Cosine Solution
The top panel shows a simple expression cos(π/7) with the stick figure confidently declaring "He will never have a closed form solution" - a mathematical flex about this innocent-looking angle. Then BAM! The bottom panel hits with an absolutely horrific closed-form expression that's the mathematical equivalent of summoning an eldritch horror. Our poor stick figure is literally spitting out his cereal in shock. This is the mathematical version of saying "that's impossible" right before someone does the impossible. Turns out cos(π/7) does have an exact solution—it's just the stuff of nightmares involving nested radicals and complex numbers. Even calculators need therapy after computing this.

When Your Chemistry Professor Has Dark Humor
Chemistry Academia Science
1 month ago 6.4K views 0 shares
When Your Chemistry Professor Has Dark Humor
That brief moment of panic when your organic chemistry professor has an unexpected sense of humor. In chemistry, "radicals" are unstable molecules with unpaired electrons, ranked by their stability. The professor's political "radicals" joke probably gave half the class heart palpitations before they scrolled down to see the actual chemical structures. Somewhere, a TA is quietly adding this to their own exam template.

Chemistry Santa Is Coming To Town
Chemistry Science
2 months ago 6.5K views 0 shares
Chemistry Santa Is Coming To Town
Chemistry Santa isn't saying "Ho Ho Ho" like regular Santa - he's saying the chemical formula for hydroxyl radicals (HO•) three times! These unstable molecules are HIGHLY reactive and will absolutely rip electrons from anything nearby. Your therapist clearly never took organic chemistry because those little dots represent unpaired electrons ready to cause CHAOS! Chemistry Santa isn't bringing presents - he's bringing oxidative destruction to your molecules! Sweet dreams about your cellular membranes tonight!

When Your Professor Has Radical Humor
Chemistry Academia Science
3 months ago 6.7K views 0 shares
When Your Professor Has Radical Humor
The professor's dark humor is more unstable than those free radicals! 🧪 Chemistry students expecting to rank cyclohexyl radicals got a political curveball instead. The joke plays on the double meaning of "radical" - both as unstable chemical compounds with unpaired electrons AND as extremist political figures. The professor's "just kidding" saves them from an international incident! German humor: unexpectedly spicy and potentially career-ending. 💥 Next question: rank these professors by their likelihood of getting fired!

The Radical Politics Of Chemical Bonds
Chemistry Science
3 months ago 7.1K views 0 shares
The Radical Politics Of Chemical Bonds
Politics might be divisive, but chemical bonds are downright radical . Here we have Pelosi performing the perfect demonstration of homolytic cleavage—taking a stable Cl₂ molecule and ripping it into two chlorine radicals, each with their own unpaired electron. Just like in chemistry, what was once a stable covalent bond is now two highly reactive entities ready to attack anything in their path. Those chlorine radicals will steal electrons faster than politicians make campaign promises. Chemistry doesn't care about your political party, but it does care about achieving a full octet.