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When Your Chemical Identity Crisis Hits
Chemistry Science Academia
1 day ago 4.4K views 0 shares
When Your Chemical Identity Crisis Hits
That moment when you realize you're just a simple sugar getting called by your IUPAC name. The chemical structure shown is actually sucrose (table sugar), with its full systematic name that looks like someone had a seizure on a keyboard. Chemistry professors love dropping these monstrosities on exams and watching students' souls leave their bodies. Next time your mom uses your middle name, be grateful she didn't name you after your molecular structure!

The Sweetest Ride On The Road
Chemistry Science
3 days ago 4.8K views 0 shares
The Sweetest Ride On The Road
When chemistry nerds get their driver's license! This Nissan Cube with license plate C6H12O6 is literally driving around as the molecular formula for glucose. The driver has achieved peak science dad joke status by turning their car into a giant sugar cube on wheels. Imagine pulling up to a chemistry conference in this bad boy - instant street cred with the organic chemistry crowd. Sweet ride indeed!

Glucose's Desperate Plea At The Cell Membrane
Biology Chemistry Science
4 days ago 7.9K views 0 shares
Glucose's Desperate Plea At The Cell Membrane
The glucose molecule is desperately trying to enter the cell membrane! This brilliantly captures how glucose needs specific transport proteins to cross cell membranes. Without insulin signaling those transporters to the surface, glucose just stands outside screaming "LET ME INNNNNN!!!" The increasing desperation in the second panel is every glucose molecule after you've eaten a donut. The cell membrane is like the most exclusive nightclub in town, and glucose doesn't have its name on the list without the proper transporter proteins.