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Gold Medal In Anti-Nazi Chemistry
Chemistry Scientists Physics Science
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Gold Medal In Anti-Nazi Chemistry
When the Nazis come knocking, real scientists get cooking! During WWII, Niels Bohr didn't just hand over his Nobel Prize medal - he pulled off the ultimate chemistry heist on himself. Rather than letting Hitler's goons snatch his gold, he dissolved it in aqua regia (that spicy mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids that can dissolve noble metals). The solution sat innocently on his lab shelf, hiding in plain sight among regular chemicals while Nazi officers walked right past it. After the war, he precipitated the gold back out and had the medal recast. Talk about big brain energy - turning your prestigious award into a chemistry experiment to spite fascists!

The Beautiful Science Of Terrible Consequences
Engineering Tech Science
1 month ago 8.8K views 0 shares
The Beautiful Science Of Terrible Consequences
The meme juxtaposes the innocent, beautiful Studio Ghibli film "The Wind Rises" with the sardonic title "How To Justify Aiding Warcrimes As An Engineer The Movie." What looks like a romantic animated film about creativity is actually Miyazaki's complex exploration of Jiro Horikoshi, who designed Japanese fighter planes used in WWII. The film grapples with the ethical dilemma of creating beautiful machines that ultimately become instruments of death. It's the engineering equivalent of the physics community's Manhattan Project morning-after hangover, but with more watercolor sunsets and fewer mushroom clouds.

The Cave-Dwelling Survivorship Bias
Research Evolution Science Academia
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The Cave-Dwelling Survivorship Bias
The perfect illustration of survivorship bias! Just like how archaeologists find ancient remains in caves and conclude "cave dwellers everywhere!" – the meme shows a WWII bomber diagram with bullet holes (red dots) marked only where planes returned safely. The missing data? All the planes that got hit in the critical spots never made it back! It's the scientific equivalent of saying "I only die on days I don't drink coffee, therefore coffee makes me immortal!" *adjusts imaginary lab goggles* Classic logical fallacy wrapped in anthropological humor!