Rayleigh-jeans Memes

When Rayleigh and Jeans tried to model blackbody radiation with classical physics, they predicted infinite energy at high frequencies—the infamous "ultraviolet catastrophe." Meanwhile, Max Planck swooped in with his quantum theory, basically saying "energy comes in discrete packets, not continuously" and saved physics from imploding. The bottom panel perfectly captures anyone who studied basic physics watching this theoretical dumpster fire unfold. You're just sitting there like "um, guys, the blackbody is CLEARLY changing color as it heats up, not emitting infinite energy and destroying the universe." Thanks for nothing, classical physics!