Simplicity Memes

Every Math Conference Ever

9 days ago 3.6K views 0 shares

The perfect encapsulation of math conference dynamics! When presented with the simple sequence 1,2,3,4,5,6 and asked "What's next?", we get two distinct mathematician species in their natural habitat: The overwrought theorist: "No! This question makes no sense! I can create a polynom saying its 42 069!" - complete with tears of mathematical frustration. Meanwhile, the normal humans on either end of the bell curve simply answer "7" and move on with their lives. The distribution perfectly captures how mathematicians love to overcomplicate what should be straightforward problems. The best part? The IQ distribution suggesting the most brilliant minds and the most basic thinkers arrive at the same conclusion, while the "average geniuses" in the middle are busy having existential crises over number sequences. Pure mathematical sociology!

Keep It Simple, Physicist

Physics Science Math Engineering

15 days ago 6.0K views 0 shares

Ever notice how physicists can't resist overcomplicating everything ? The left shooter is calculating Newton's Third Law with centrifugal and Coriolis forces while the right one is applying the Euler-Lagrange equation... all to hit a target! 😂 It's the perfect metaphor for science itself - we can either make things unnecessarily complex or just... aim and shoot. Sometimes the simplest approach works best, but where's the fun in that? This is why engineers and physicists never finish projects on time!

Bohr Model Superiority

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1 month ago 6.1K views 0 shares

The eternal battle between simplicity and accuracy in atomic models. On one side, the Bohr model gives you sulfur's electron configuration in 3 seconds flat with neat little circles. On the other, quantum mechanics enthusiasts are having an existential crisis over orbital shapes, hybridization, and mathematical functions that look like someone sneezed on a keyboard. Sure, electron probability clouds are more "accurate," but can they tell you how many valence electrons you have before your coffee gets cold? No. This is why intro chem professors still draw those circles - they've seen the quantum abyss and chosen sanity instead.

The Philosophical Panic Button

Science Universe

1 month ago 3.8K views 0 shares

The philosophical equivalent of smashing a big blue button! Occam's Razor—the principle that the simplest explanation is usually correct—gets weaponized against simulation theory with beautiful simplicity. Instead of constructing elaborate arguments about whether our universe is someone's computer program, just hit that button! The irony is perfect: using a principle of simplicity to dismiss a complex theory... by literally oversimplifying it into a button press. The ultimate philosophical shortcut for when you're tired of existential debates at 3 AM.

It's All About PID

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1 month ago 7.8K views 0 shares

Control engineers having a field day with this one! The left shooter is decked out with fancy high-tech gear representing complex control algorithms like Model Predictive Control (MPC), Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR), H-infinity synthesis, and all those neural network goodies. Meanwhile, the right shooter with just a basic pistol represents PID Control - that simple, reliable workhorse that's been keeping our thermostats, drones, and industrial processes running since the 1920s. Despite all our fancy mathematical advancements, sometimes the simple PID controller (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) still gets the job done just as well! It's like bringing a calculator to a math competition while everyone else lugs in supercomputers. Engineering's greatest flex is knowing when simple is better than sophisticated!

Why Use Many Words When Few Do Trick?

Chemistry Science Academia

2 months ago 7.2K views 0 shares

Chemistry teachers fighting over acid definitions is the scientific equivalent of sports fans arguing about GOAT players. The Arrhenius definition (1884) goes full technical with "releases H+ ions in water" while Brønsted (1923) just drops the mic with "donates protons." Same concept, but one's writing a dissertation and the other's giving you the TL;DR. The virgin explanation vs. the chad simplification. Next time someone asks what an acid is, channel your inner Brønsted and save yourself 8 words.

Petition To Call All Functions Number Machines From Now On

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2 months ago 6.7K views 0 shares

Petition To Call All Functions Number Machines From Now On

Mathematicians trying to make their field sound fancy: "This is a linear function with slope 2 and y-intercept 3." Engineers who just want to get things done: "Number goes in, gets doubled, add 3, number comes out. Next problem." The elegant simplicity of calling functions "number machines" would save us approximately 4.7 hours of pretentious terminology per semester. I'm submitting this to the International Mathematical Union immediately.

Who's Naming These?

Chemistry Science

2 months ago 6.7K views 0 shares

Chemistry naming conventions just hit different! Squaric acid is literally named because its carbon atoms form a square. No fancy Latin roots, no honoring some dead scientist - just "Hey, this molecule looks like a square, let's call it SQUARIC ACID!" 😂 This is the scientific equivalent of naming your pet "Cat" or your houseplant "Green Thing." Sometimes the most brilliant minds in science just look at a molecule and go "Yep, that's square-shaped, we're done here!" And honestly, I respect that level of straightforward thinking!

A Day In The Life Of A Civil Engineer

Engineering

2 months ago 8.2K views 0 shares

Five guys staring intensely at a blueprint that's basically just a square with a triangle on top. This is peak civil engineering - spending hours debating if that line should be 2mm to the left while standing in literal dirt. The blueprint says "house" without saying "house." Meanwhile, the client probably wants a swimming pool, home theater, and helicopter pad added "for just a small additional fee."

Iconic Character Design

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3 months ago 16.0K views 0 shares

The scientific method has nothing on character design! While we're busy writing 20-page papers to describe a single protein, animators just need a distinctive silhouette. That last one? Literally a black circle. Yet somehow we all know it's a black hole that's about to devour everything in its path. Physics simplified to perfection—no equations about event horizons or gravitational singularities needed. Just pure, existential dread in circle form.

Could Our Universe Be A Simulation?

Universe Science Physics

3 months ago 10.7K views 0 shares

The simulation hypothesis meets philosophy's greatest buzzkill! Nothing quite like watching someone try to solve existential questions with a 14th-century principle that basically says "don't overthink it." The irony of using Occam's Razor—which favors the simplest explanation—to dismiss the idea we're in a simulation is *chef's kiss*. Because obviously the simplest explanation is that we're meat-based consciousness hurtling through an infinite void on a wet rock, not lines of code in some cosmic undergraduate's homework assignment. Sure, Jan.

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