Redox Memes

A chemistry pun that would make Marie Curie roll her eyes. The molecular structure of xenon hexafluoride (XeF₆) with "DOESN'T MATTER" at the top and "HAD REDOX" at the bottom is peak inorganic chemistry humor. It's literally a molecule that doesn't matter (noble gas) but had a reduction-oxidation reaction anyway. The kind of joke that makes chemists snort into their coffee while everyone else at the table wonders what's wrong with them.

Chemistry professors hate this one weird trick. The equation shows fluoride ion (F+) plus an electron (e-) yielding iron (Fe). It's a completely invalid chemical reaction that makes actual chemists twitch uncontrollably. In real redox chemistry, fluorine typically gains electrons to become F-, not the other way around. This is like claiming 2+2=fish. Pure chemical blasphemy that would make Mendeleev roll in his periodic grave.

The innocent joy of middle school chemistry vs the muscular reality of actual oxidizing agents! That cute little 8th grader thinking they've conquered redox reactions with the simplistic "OIL RIG" mnemonic (Oxidation Is Loss, Reduction Is Gain of electrons), while powerful oxidizers like potassium permanganate (KMnO₄) and dichromate (Cr₂O₇²⁻) are flexing in the background ready to obliterate organic compounds into CO₂ and H₂O. It's like bringing a plastic spoon to a nuclear war. Those purple permanganate solutions don't just make "happy noises" - they make entire carbon chains disappear faster than your confidence during an organic chemistry final!