Physics Memes

Physics: where falling apples lead to revolutionary theories and cats can be simultaneously dead and alive. These memes celebrate the science of making simple things complicated and complicated things incomprehensible. If you've ever tried explaining quantum mechanics at a party (and watched everyone suddenly need a drink refill), calculated how long it would take to fall through the Earth just for fun, or felt unreasonably angry when someone confuses velocity with acceleration, you'll find your fellow physics enthusiasts here. From the special horror of realizing you forgot to convert to SI units to the pure joy of an elegant derivation, ScienceHumor.io's physics collection captures the beautiful absurdity of trying to describe the universe with math while your experimental values refuse to match the theoretical predictions.

Schrödinger's Existential Crisis
Physics Science
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Schrödinger's Existential Crisis
Schrödinger's cat has entered the chat! That wide-eyed feline panic is the universal reaction to being told you're simultaneously alive AND dead until someone checks on you. Imagine being the experimental subject AND the control group at the same time! No wonder kitty looks traumatized—quantum superposition will do that to ya! Next time your professor mentions "thought experiments," just remember this face is what pure existential dread looks like in fur form.

Brick On Wheels Vs. Ocean Streamliner
Physics Engineering Biology Evolution
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Brick On Wheels Vs. Ocean Streamliner
Evolution spent millions of years perfecting the lobster's hydrodynamic design while Jeep engineers apparently just said "what if we made a brick with wheels?" The computational fluid dynamics don't lie, folks. That boxy monstrosity creates enough drag to make physicists weep into their coffee. Meanwhile, crustaceans are out there showing off nature's engineering prowess without even trying. Next time someone brags about their Wrangler's off-road capabilities, just remind them they're being outperformed aerodynamically by something that spends its life walking sideways on the ocean floor. Nature: 1, Detroit: 0.

Nature's Engineering Beats Human Design
Physics Engineering Biology Evolution
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Nature's Engineering Beats Human Design
Evolution spent millions of years perfecting the lobster's hydrodynamic shape, while Jeep engineers said "rectangle with wheels go brrr." The computational fluid dynamics visualization shows nature's elegant design crushing human engineering. Next time someone brags about their Wrangler's off-road capabilities, remind them they're being outperformed by seafood in a wind tunnel. Drag coefficient? The lobster doesn't even need to try.

What Is A (M*M)/(S*S) Mr. Google?
Physics Science Engineering Tech
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What Is A (M*M)/(S*S) Mr. Google?
Google's dimensional analysis has gone rogue! The search for Mach 3 m/s returns m²/s² instead of just m/s because Google squared both units! It's like asking for a recipe for cookies and getting instructions for cookie²! This is what happens when your search engine skips Physics 101 to attend Advanced Confusion class. Next time you need to break the sound barrier, maybe don't trust the same tool that thinks acceleration and velocity are identical twins!

Civil Engineers Found Applying God Level Physics In India
Physics Engineering
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Civil Engineers Found Applying God Level Physics In India
That awkward moment when your bridge and train track meet at right angles but you're fresh out of fucks to give. Four years of "research" to create this masterpiece where the train track cuts directly through what should be a supporting column. The "(probably) work" disclaimer in action! This is what happens when you design infrastructure using Microsoft Paint instead of AutoCAD. Just imagine being the structural engineer explaining this to your boss: "Sir, I've eliminated the need for complicated curved tracks by simply... removing the laws of physics. Budget saved!"

When You Just Need To Make Your Equations Work
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When You Just Need To Make Your Equations Work
The scientific equivalent of accidentally creating a masterpiece! Max Planck was just trying to solve the ultraviolet catastrophe by adding a constant (h) to make his equations work. Little did he know this mathematical band-aid would revolutionize physics forever and birth quantum mechanics. It's like going to fix a leaky faucet and accidentally discovering a portal to another dimension. The constant h≠0 (Planck's constant is non-zero) is the ultimate "happy little accident" of physics that shattered our classical worldview. Sometimes the biggest scientific revolutions start with "let me just try this random thing real quick..."

Every Time In Collider Physics Lecture
Physics Academia Science
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Every Time In Collider Physics Lecture
Physics students know the struggle! In particle physics, "pp-collision" stands for proton-proton collision, which happens in particle accelerators like the Large Hadron Collider. But let's be honest - your brain immediately goes elsewhere! 🤣 That moment when your professor is explaining serious quantum physics concepts but all you can think about is "pee-pee collision" and trying desperately not to burst into inappropriate laughter during lecture. The duality of being simultaneously a serious physics student and someone with the humor of a 12-year-old is a fundamental particle physics principle they don't warn you about!

Illuminating Conspiracy: The Secret Life Of Light Switches
Physics Science Tech
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Illuminating Conspiracy: The Secret Life Of Light Switches
The eternal mystery of electrical circuits - baffling the untrained mind since 1879! The lightbulb doesn't need surveillance equipment to know when to turn on. It's just completing a circuit, people! When you flip that switch, you're literally creating a path for electrons to flow through the wires to the bulb. No CIA microphones, no tiny cameras, no lightbulb consciousness awakening. Just basic physics doing its thing while conspiracy theorists lose sleep wondering if their lamps are spying on them. Next up: How does the refrigerator know to make that clicking sound when nobody's watching? 🕵️‍♂️

You Were Supposed To Use G=9.81, Not Join The Engineers!
Physics Engineering Science Academia
20 hours ago 16.8K views 0 shares
You Were Supposed To Use G=9.81, Not Join The Engineers!
The ultimate betrayal in physics academia! Physics purists insist on using the precise gravitational acceleration constant g=9.81 m/s², while engineers pragmatically round to g=10 m/s² for easier calculations. Finding a physics major using the engineer's approximation is like discovering your chosen one has gone to the dark side! The TA's anguish perfectly captures that moment when precision-obsessed physicists compromise their standards for computational convenience. The eternal struggle between theoretical purity and practical simplicity continues to tear the STEM world apart!

Ed Witten Sends His Regards To Eric Weinstein
Physics Academia Math Scientists Science
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Ed Witten Sends His Regards To Eric Weinstein
The ultimate theoretical physics burn! Ed Witten (legendary string theorist with Fields Medal credentials) giving the mathematical equivalent of "talk to the hand." When someone challenges your M-theory without sufficient mathematical rigor, sometimes a middle finger speaks a thousand equations. String theory debates get spicy when the academic gloves come off! For context: Witten revolutionized string theory while Weinstein's "Geometric Unity" theory remains... let's say "controversial" in physics circles.

The Mouse That Shields Electronics
Physics Engineering Tech Science Materials
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The Mouse That Shields Electronics
So physicists have finally discovered what Disney's lawyers have known for decades - the perfect shape for redirecting unwanted forces is Mickey Mouse's head! These researchers created a magnetic "cloaking device" that shields electronics from disruptive fields, and somehow landed on the most copyright-protected silhouette in history. I'm sure the University of Leicester has already received a cease and desist letter demanding 75% of all future scientific applications. Next up: superconducting Goofy-shaped circuits that somehow solve quantum gravity while simultaneously extending Disney's copyright another 20 years.

The Cookie Crumb Theory Of Atomic Structure
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The Cookie Crumb Theory Of Atomic Structure
The evolution of atomic theory, as explained by cookies. From Dalton's solid sphere to Thomson's "plum pudding" chocolate chip, then Rutherford's nuclear model with its fancy decorative swirls, and finally Bohr's planetary model with concentric rings. Turns out physicists were just hungry the whole time. Next breakthrough in quantum mechanics expected after someone brings donuts to the lab.