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For Real What Do Normal People Talk About If It Isn't The Fact That Hydrogen Should Be Considered A Halide
Chemistry Science Academia
1 month ago 4.9K views 0 shares
For Real What Do Normal People Talk About If It Isn't The Fact That Hydrogen Should Be Considered A Halide
That moment when everyone else is making small talk but you're mentally calculating whether hydrogen should be considered a halide! The social skills of chemists are inversely proportional to their knowledge of periodic table debates. While others discuss weather and sports, we're busy contemplating if hydrogen's electron-accepting properties qualify it for the halogen family. It's not our fault that pondering electronegativity is more interesting than whatever reality show everyone's watching! Next time you're at a party, try dropping "hydrogen forms H- ions similar to F-, Cl-, Br- and I-" into conversation and watch everyone slowly back away. Worth it.

The Ultimate Physics Flex
Physics Science Scientists Academia
2 months ago 6.6K views 0 shares
The Ultimate Physics Flex
The irony of wearing a Feynman diagram t-shirt is *chef's kiss* perfect. You're desperate to explain quantum electrodynamics to someone, ANYONE, but terrified no one will ask! It's like bringing a calculus textbook to a first date—subtly screaming "I understand particle interactions at a fundamental level" while pretending you're just being casual. For the curious non-physicists: these squiggly lines show how subatomic particles interact, essentially the autographs of the universe's tiniest celebrities. Richard Feynman invented this notation to make quantum field theory calculations less painful, and now physics students use them to make their social lives more painful instead.