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Pistol Shrimp: Nature's Tiny Thermonuclear Weapon
Biology Physics Oceanography
1 month ago 19.0K views 0 shares
Pistol Shrimp: Nature's Tiny Thermonuclear Weapon
The pistol shrimp doesn't care about your feelings, just physics. When it snaps its specialized claw, it creates a cavitation bubble that reaches temperatures of 4,700°C—nearly as hot as the sun's surface—and produces a 218 decibel shockwave that stuns prey. Nature's tiniest supervillain turns water into plasma for breakfast. Small crustacean, nuclear-level attitude.

It's Going To Take A While
Universe Math Physics
3 months ago 31.5K views 0 shares
It's Going To Take A While
Just your typical cosmological genocide. If Thanos eliminated half the universe with each snap, he'd need to perform log₂(atoms in universe) snaps to finish the job. With ~10⁸⁰ atoms out there, that's about 266 snaps. No wonder he's taking a break in that field. Probability says he'd eventually snap himself out of existence too, which would be the ultimate cosmic irony. The universe's heat death might actually be faster.

Cereal Killers With Physics Degrees
Physics Math Science
6 months ago 15.5K views 0 shares
Cereal Killers With Physics Degrees
Whoever named these motion derivatives was having a blast in the physics department! We all know position, velocity, and acceleration, but then physics gets weirdly poetic: JERK, SNAP, CRACKLE, POP! Yep, the 6th derivative of position sounds like your breakfast cereal mascots got PhDs in physics. Next time your car stops suddenly, you can scientifically say "that was quite the jerk followed by a snap with a hint of crackle!" Wonder if the 7th derivative is called "milk-getting-soggy"? 🤔