Spectrum Memes

Pandemic Productivity: Newton Edition

18 days ago 14.9K views 0 shares

While Europe was being decimated by the plague, Isaac Newton was sent home from Cambridge and used that time to develop his theory of optics. The man literally discovered the color spectrum with a prism while everyone else was busy dying. Talk about work-life balance. Some people stress-bake during crises; Newton just casually revolutionized our understanding of light. Priorities.

Newton's Plague-Time Priorities

Physics Science Scientists

19 days ago 17.7K views 0 shares

While Europe was getting decimated by the Black Death, Isaac Newton was just vibing in his room with a prism, discovering the entire visible spectrum. Talk about priorities! In 1665, Cambridge University closed due to plague, forcing Newton to retreat home where he casually revolutionized optics by proving white light contains all colors. The man literally sat in quarantine and figured out rainbows while everyone else was, you know, trying not to die. History's most productive social distancer.

Physics Was Almost Completed In The 1880s

Physics Science Scientists

26 days ago 24.0K views 0 shares

Physics Was Almost Completed In The 1880s

The 1880s physicist: "We've figured out all of physics with these beautiful classical mechanics equations!" *One tiny ultraviolet catastrophe has entered the chat* This is the ultimate physics hubris smackdown! Late 19th century physicists genuinely believed they had nearly completed physics, with just a few "minor details" to iron out. Then came the ultraviolet catastrophe - where classical theory predicted infinite energy at short wavelengths (which would literally cook us all). This single spectral anomaly led to quantum mechanics, relativity, and completely revolutionized our understanding of reality. Talk about being humbled by a graph!

Electromagnetic Existential Crisis

Physics Science

1 month ago 18.9K views 0 shares

That moment when you're casually learning about electromagnetic spectrums in class, all chill and fascinated... then suddenly realize YOU are literally a walking, talking electromagnetic wave machine! Mind = BLOWN! 🤯 Your body emits infrared radiation, your brain produces electrical signals, and you're basically swimming in a sea of radio waves right now. Talk about an existential physics crisis! Next time someone asks what you do, just say "I radiate." Technically not wrong!

The Sun Is Actually Green And My Life Is A Lie

Physics Astronomy Science

1 month ago 18.3K views 0 shares

The Sun Is Actually Green And My Life Is A Lie

The eternal struggle between scientific facts and political debates! 😂 The Sun's spectrum peaks at around 500 nanometers, which falls in the green part of the visible spectrum. But our brains perceive sunlight as yellow-white because it's a mix of ALL colors. The historical figure is having an existential crisis because someone told him the sun is technically "green" when he's always seen it as yellow! It's like telling someone water isn't actually blue - mind blown! This is one of those counterintuitive science facts that sticks with you forever once you learn it. The universe is sneakier than we think!

The Sun's Secret Green Identity Crisis

Astronomy Physics Science

1 month ago 14.4K views 0 shares

The sun's peak emission wavelength is around 500 nanometers, which falls smack in the green part of the visible spectrum. Yet somehow the sun appears yellow-white to us! This cosmic prank happens because the sun emits across the entire visible spectrum, and when all those wavelengths hit our eyes together—boom, we perceive white-ish light with a yellow tint (thanks atmosphere for the color filtering). This historical gentleman's reaction is basically every astronomy student when they first learn this mind-blowing fact. Green sun?! Next you'll tell me the sky isn't actually blue! (Spoiler: it's not, it just scatters blue wavelengths more... but that's a meme for another day!)

What's Light To One Maybe Darkness To Others

Biology Evolution Science

3 months ago 13.2K views 0 shares

What's Light To One Maybe Darkness To Others

Scientists over here having existential crises about visible light spectrums while animals are just vibing with whatever wavelengths they can see! Most animals perceive a fraction of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans do, and some (like bees and mantis shrimp) see ultraviolet light we can't even imagine. Meanwhile, scientists are frantically drawing diagrams and writing papers about how different species perceive reality differently. The seal's just like "yep, looks good to me" while the scientists are ready to debate you into oblivion about tetrachromacy and cone cell distributions. Classic case of overthinking what's literally just "see pretty colors, brain go brrr."

We Will Never Know The Color Of Their Sky

Biology Evolution Science

3 months ago 13.5K views 0 shares

We Will Never Know The Color Of Their Sky

The joke's on us, humans! This meme perfectly captures our sensory limitations. Many animals see colors we can't even imagine ! Mantis shrimp have 16 color receptors (we have a measly 3) and can see ultraviolet, infrared, and polarized light. Bees see ultraviolet patterns on flowers that are completely invisible to us. The spectrum shown is literally the same twice because... well... we physically can't represent colors we can't see! It's like trying to explain a new color to someone born colorblind. Our brains are literally incapable of processing these wavelengths. Next time you're feeling superior as a species, remember that butterflies are laughing at your pathetic visual system!

Laws Of Attraction

Physics Scientists Science

3 months ago 13.7K views 0 shares

Newton's out here dropping physics puns AND thirst traps! 🌈 In this historical remix, Sir Isaac is admiring thicc light spectrums through his prism experiment, but can't exactly publish "I like them thicc af" in the Royal Society journals. Instead, he cleverly rephrases it as his law of universal gravitation: "the greater the mass, the greater the force of attraction." Basically the 17th century equivalent of sliding into DMs with a science pickup line! Gravity isn't just bringing apples down—it's bringing smooth physics game up! 💫

Oryctolagus Cuniculus Spectrum

Biology Evolution

4 months ago 12.8K views 0 shares

Taxonomically brilliant humor right here! The meme plays on the extreme variability of rabbit ear sizes and hearing ability. On one end, we have the evolutionary marvel with satellite-dish ears that can detect a carrot being peeled three counties away. On the other end, that adorably round face with ears so small they might as well be decorative. Fun fact: Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) can rotate those massive ears 270° independently to pinpoint sounds without moving their heads. Meanwhile, the stubby-eared variety is still trying to figure out if you said "treat" or "vet." Natural selection really said "let's experiment with the volume knob!"

When Shower Thoughts Meet Mathematical Rigor

Math

4 months ago 10.5K views 0 shares

Someone skipped their discrete mathematics class to take that shower. In math, a spectrum is just a set with some structure - it doesn't automatically create a ranking system where someone gets to wear the "Gayest Person Alive" crown. It's like claiming there must be one person who's the "most purple" because colors exist on a spectrum. The mathematician swooping in with "partial ordering" is that friend who corrects your grammar at parties but is technically right. This is what happens when shower thoughts collide with actual mathematical rigor - suddenly your profound revelation gets absolutely demolished by set theory.

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