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Mother Nature's Florida Fever Dream
Climate Earth-science
16 hours ago 10.7K views 0 shares
Mother Nature's Florida Fever Dream
Florida's weather is basically a microcosm of chaos theory in action! From a frigid 19°F in Pensacola to a sweltering 90°F in Miami—all at the SAME TIME. It's like the state decided to run its own climate experiment without consulting anyone. This is what happens when meteorology meets madness. While most states politely follow seasonal norms, Florida's over here creating its own weather multiverse. The temperature gradient is so extreme you could experience hypothermia and heat stroke on the same road trip! And that "Hold my beer" part? Pure Florida energy—the only appropriate response when you've broken the fundamental laws of seasonal weather patterns. Somewhere, a climate scientist is crying into their research papers.

Units Are Very Important
Physics Science
3 days ago 14.3K views 0 shares
Units Are Very Important
Ever notice how 80 degrees means completely different things depending on the unit? In Fahrenheit, it's a pleasant summer day. In Celsius, you're practically melting. But in Kelvin? Congratulations, you've discovered a new state of matter called "completely frozen solid." Just like my ex's heart. For the non-science folks: 80°F is about 27°C (warm day), 80°C is 176°F (scalding hot), and 80K is -193°C (colder than liquid nitrogen). This is why scientists insist on units and why the Mars Climate Orbiter crashed in 1999 when someone mixed imperial and metric. A $125 million "oops."

Fancy Pooh's Guide To Thermodynamics
Physics Science Chemistry
3 days ago 11.0K views 0 shares
Fancy Pooh's Guide To Thermodynamics
From "it's too hot" to "the molecules have high kinetic energy" - watch as Pooh Bear evolves from casual complainer to distinguished thermodynamics professor! 🔥 Temperature is literally just spicy particles doing the molecular maracas! The fancier the bear, the fancier the description of the EXACT SAME PHENOMENON. Next time someone complains about the heat, hit 'em with "excuse me, but your atoms appear to be vibrating with excessive enthusiasm today." Works great at parties. Trust me.

The Molecular Social Hierarchy
Physics Chemistry Science
4 days ago 18.3K views 0 shares
The Molecular Social Hierarchy
The scientific glow-up we all aspire to! Regular H₂O vs H₂O with reduced molecular kinetic energy and a fabulous pair of shades. The second cup isn't just cooler in temperature—it's cooler on a fundamental sociological level. Classic demonstration of how the observer effect works in high school physics AND social hierarchies simultaneously. The molecules in the right cup are clearly moving slower AND looking better doing it. 😎

Actually It's -273.15 Celsius
Physics Scientists Science Academia
11 days ago 15.4K views 0 shares
Actually It's -273.15 Celsius
The nerdy cat is about to drop some serious temperature truth bombs! Physicists get so twitchy when someone rounds off absolute zero to -273°C instead of the precise -273.15°C. It's like watching someone use Comic Sans in a research paper – technically functional but scientifically triggering! That finger-pointing moment is universal in science circles – the irresistible urge to correct decimal places even when nobody asked. Next time you mention absolute zero at a party, bring a thermometer to measure how quickly the conversation freezes!

The Temperature Is OK
Physics Science
14 days ago 17.2K views 0 shares
The Temperature Is OK
Every scientist knows there's a massive difference between "OK" and "0K". In the top panel, room temperature is fine. In the bottom panel, we're at absolute zero (0 Kelvin) where atoms literally stop moving and quantum effects take over. That's not just cold—that's "all-molecular-motion-ceases" cold! Your entire body would instantly freeze solid. The ultimate scientific bait-and-switch where a missing decimal point means the difference between comfort and complete atomic standstill.

The Great Unit Standoff
Physics Science
15 days ago 25.1K views 0 shares
The Great Unit Standoff
The peaceful handshakes between imperial (pounds-kg) and metric (inches-cm) measurement systems quickly devolve into a full-blown pirate standoff when temperature enters the chat. While mass and length units can find diplomatic solutions, Celsius and Fahrenheit are ready to start an international incident over whether water freezes at 0 or 32. Meanwhile, Kelvin and Rankine watch from the sidelines like the weird science kids nobody invited to the party but showed up anyway. The true cold war isn't political—it's thermodynamical.

From Metaphor To Measurable Metric
Biology Medicine Science
1 month ago 12.8K views 0 shares
From Metaphor To Measurable Metric
Taking "cool" from metaphor to measurable metric! Cannabis actually does have mild hypothermic effects, temporarily lowering core body temperature through vasodilation. So next time someone claims they're "too cool for school," check if they've been partaking in some extracurricular botany studies. The punchline is basically what I mutter under my breath after every departmental meeting where someone questions basic research findings. Science: where even your recreational activities can be explained by physiological mechanisms.

It's 0 K (Absolute Zero)
Physics Science
1 month ago 16.0K views 0 shares
It's 0 K (Absolute Zero)
This is a brilliant physics pun that plays on absolute zero! When someone says "I'm 0 K," they're not just saying they're okay - they're saying they're at 0 Kelvin, the coldest possible temperature in the universe where all molecular motion stops. Hence why they're "FROZEN" in the second panel! Fun fact: Scientists have gotten incredibly close to absolute zero in labs (within billionths of a degree), but it's theoretically impossible to reach exactly 0 K because you'd need to remove ALL thermal energy from a system. Even in the coldest parts of space, there's still about 2.7 Kelvin of background radiation!

The Thermodynamic Cooking Hack
Physics Astronomy
1 month ago 14.2K views 0 shares
The Thermodynamic Cooking Hack
Oh look, someone skipped thermodynamics class to post on social media! The first person thinks they've discovered some revolutionary cooking hack—just crank up the temperature by 40x and reduce the time proportionally. Genius! Except that's how you get a kitchen full of smoke alarms and a visit from your local fire department. Mike's response is pure gold though. The surface temperature of the sun is around 10,000°F (5,500°C), so he's basically saying "Yeah, I'd love to incinerate my dinner with a personal star, but my budget doesn't quite cover astronomical objects this quarter." And to think Aristotle would be proud of this exchange. Two thousand years of scientific progress to arrive at... this.

Biologists Have A Lot To Explain To Us Chemists On This One
Chemistry Biology Materials Physics
1 month ago 22.2K views 0 shares
Biologists Have A Lot To Explain To Us Chemists On This One
The laws of thermodynamics are having an existential crisis right now. Steel, a metal alloy that chemists can precisely describe with equations and phase diagrams, melts at 1370°C as expected. Meanwhile, durian fruit—that infamously stinky biological nightmare—is somehow withstanding temperatures that would vaporize tungsten (3422°C). Clearly biology operates on some dark magic that chemistry textbooks never covered! The fruit's molecular structure must be reinforced with pure audacity and spite. Next time someone asks me about thermal decomposition limits, I'm just going to gesture wildly at this meme and walk away.

No One Likes You, Kelvin
Physics Science
2 months ago 22.8K views 0 shares
No One Likes You, Kelvin
The one temperature where Fahrenheit and Celsius put aside their differences and bond over their mutual dislike of Kelvin. At -40°, these two scales finally agree on something—the exact same miserable number. Meanwhile, Kelvin's sitting at a smug 233.15, refusing to go negative like some kind of temperature elitist. Classic Kelvin, always acting like absolute zero is the only reference point that matters. The scientific equivalent of that friend who won't shut up about their fancy degree.