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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

Understatement Memes

Posts tagged with Understatement

Know Your Flames

Chemistry Physics Lab-life Science
7 months ago 35.0K views 0 shares
Know Your Flames
The perfect visualization of how scientists normalize extreme conditions! Red flames? "This is fine." Yellow flames? Just "getting quite warm." And blue flames, which burn at over 2,700°F (1,500°C)? Simply "extremely hot." Scientists really do have a gift for understating catastrophic situations. It's basically the scientific version of "minor technical difficulties" while the lab is literally melting around you. The progression from normal fire to blue flames is like going from "statistically significant" to "holy thermodynamics, Batman!"

The Empty Box Of Infinite Dimensions

Physics Math Academia
1 year ago 29.3K views 0 shares
The Empty Box Of Infinite Dimensions
The peak of academic understatement right here. "Imagine an infinite dimensional space with infinite coupling constants. It looks like this empty box. But possibly bigger." This is what happens when mathematicians try to visualize the unvisualizable. Ten years of advanced education just to end up with "trust me, it's like a square but... more." And students wonder why they're failing the exam when the textbook explanations are this helpful. The professor probably giggled for hours after submitting this masterpiece of academic trolling.

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