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The Chemist's Defensive Reflex
Chemistry Scientists Academia
8 days ago 4.7K views 0 shares
The Chemist's Defensive Reflex
The fastest way to make a chemist say "no" is to ask them literally anything after they tell you their profession. We've mastered the art of preemptive rejection before you even finish your sentence about fixing your pool pH, making meth, or explaining why your shampoo burns your eyes. That blank third panel? That's the chemist internally calculating how many periodic table elements they can recite before you finish your question. The transformation from friendly yellow blob to irritated yellow blob is basically what happens when you go from discussing molecular orbital theory to "Hey, can you help me remove this stain?"

The Real Power Hierarchy
Science Academia Psychology Research Scientists
10 days ago 4.5K views 0 shares
The Real Power Hierarchy
The ultimate flex isn't your bank account or job title—it's dropping a casual "Actually, according to the latest research..." in conversation. Nothing quite matches that dopamine rush when you explain why someone's fear of 5G is scientifically unfounded or casually mention you understand quantum computing basics. Science gives you the superpower of being right with evidence to back it up! The knowledge hierarchy is real, and those who wield peer-reviewed facts stand atop the intellectual food chain. Next time you correct someone's misconception about vaccines or climate change, savor that pink bar of pure, unadulterated power.

My System Is Autonomously Nervous
Biology Psychology Science
1 month ago 11.9K views 0 shares
My System Is Autonomously Nervous
Ever notice how your nervous system completely malfunctions when someone supremely confident enters the room? That's not just social anxiety—it's your parasympathetic system waving the white flag while your sympathetic system goes into full "fight or flight" mode, except both options somehow translate to "stand there looking like you've just witnessed an alien abduction." Thirty years of teaching neurophysiology and I still short-circuit when the department chair walks in unannounced. Evolution really dropped the ball on this one.

The Physics Major's Paradox
Physics Science Academia
1 month ago 5.4K views 0 shares
The Physics Major's Paradox
The eternal paradox of physics majors! Secretly proud that nobody knows they study physics, yet physically incapable of having a conversation that doesn't involve quantum mechanics, relativity, or why everything you know about gravity is wrong. The party trick is spotting them—just mention "flat Earth" and watch them transform into a walking textbook with uncontrollable hand gestures. Their friends aren't annoyed... they're just experiencing social friction, which is directly proportional to the number of times "according to Maxwell's equations" is mentioned per hour.

The Dating Cycle Of Scientific Proportions
Academia Scientists Science Physics
1 month ago 6.1K views 0 shares
The Dating Cycle Of Scientific Proportions
The eternal cycle of dating as a scientist. Meet someone interesting, engage in conversation, mention your actual profession, and watch them vanish faster than volatile compounds in an open beaker. My personal record is 3 minutes from "I'm a quantum physicist" to "I just remembered I have to feed my neighbor's cat." I've started telling people I'm a professional bubble wrap popper. Gets me to date two at least.