Assume Spherical Chicken

The holy trinity of modern science buzzwords, and what do we get? A cat's face. Thirty years of education, millions in grant funding, and cutting-edge technology just to confirm what ancient Egyptians already knew - cats are weird little gods we'll never understand. Next time your department head asks about your research progress, just show them this cat and say "the data speaks for itself." Bonus points if you claim the cat represents a breakthrough in quantum field visualization.

The eternal struggle of actual scientists confronting the "YouTube-educated experts" who've suddenly mastered string theory after a 10-minute video! That moment when someone confidently explains how dark matter "actually works" based on their extensive research of half a TED talk. Meanwhile, astrophysicists who've spent decades crunching equations are just standing there like "Umm, we have telescopes and supercomputers and still don't fully understand it?" The scientific method requires years of rigorous study, peer review, and experimental validation... but sure, that conspiracy video with spooky music definitely trumps all that. Next time someone explains how the universe is actually a simulation after watching one Kurzgesagt video, just nod and smile while mentally calculating how many PhDs it would take to have this conversation properly.

The four stages of a science student's relationship status with their subjects. First comes the chemistry honeymoon phase - all excitement and experimentation. Then the realization that those reactions aren't always going to behave as expected. By panel three, the silent treatment begins. Finally, physics enters the chat and suddenly chemistry doesn't seem so bad anymore. It's the academic equivalent of telling your parents you're dating someone they hate so they'll finally approve of your first choice. Classic scientific Stockholm syndrome.

The bell curve of understanding gravity perfectly captures the existential crisis of theoretical physics. At the low end, people admit they don't know what gravity is. At the high end, PhDs have mental breakdowns because after decades of research, they still don't know what gravity is—just with fancier terminology about "spacetime curvature" and "quantum fruit loops." This is physics in its natural habitat: spending 11 years in school to make $57K explaining a fundamental force we fundamentally don't understand. The most honest physicists are either blissfully ignorant or suicidally enlightened. Everyone in the middle just pretends to know things.

When your CFD simulation goes from solving partial differential equations to international politics in one boundary condition. Nothing says "I've given up on convergence" like adding a dictator to your flow field. The poor grad student who made this was probably on their 47th hour without sleep, surviving on cold coffee and mathematical despair. This is what happens when you tell engineers to "think outside the box" but the box is a domain with Dirichlet boundary conditions.

Chemistry romance drama at its finest! The couple sharing that intimate moment represents a covalent bond - where atoms share electrons and form strong, stable connections. Meanwhile, Wolverine lurking in the corner represents the Van der Waals force - those weak, temporary attractions that happen between molecules when they get close but aren't committed enough for a real bond. Basically, covalent bonds are in a serious relationship while Van der Waals forces are just casual flirting from across the room. No wonder Wolverine looks jealous - he'll never experience that electron-sharing intimacy!