Before And After Learning Physics [Max Planck]

The eternal battle between physics students and Newton's First Law! In the vacuum of space, with no air resistance or significant gravitational fields nearby, that rock you throw is basically signing up for an eternal road trip. It'll keep moving with constant velocity until something stops it—which in the vastness of space could be... never? The bell curve shows the classic intelligence distribution: the average folks (middle) correctly understand it keeps going forever, while the two extremes hilariously think it eventually stops. Newton is somewhere in the afterlife facepalming so hard right now.

The rock balancing in this impossible configuration is basically giving Newton's laws the middle finger! This defiance of gravity looks like what happens when potential energy has one too many drinks at the force field bar. The precarious balance is so absurd that even the center of mass is questioning its life choices. What we're witnessing is either a momentary freeze-frame before catastrophic failure or someone found the universe's physics debug menu and toggled off "realistic physics." Either way, the rock formation is clearly having an existential crisis about its relationship with gravitational potential.

Superhero physics at its finest! This meme brilliantly hijacks quantum mechanics notation to explain why Superman and Batman can't swap identities. In quantum mechanics, those fancy |brackets⟩ represent quantum states. The top diagram shows the "allowed transitions" - Clark Kent can become Superman, and Bruce Wayne can become Batman. Energy conservation says yes! ✓ But the bottom diagram? That's quantum heresy! Clark becoming Batman while Bruce becomes Superman would violate conservation laws. The system would need to exchange too much energy during the transformation - definitely NOT adiabatic! It's like trying to turn water into wine without adding grapes... thermodynamically impossible! Physics professors everywhere are cackling at their desks right now. The multiverse simply won't allow this crossover episode!

Behold! The natural habitat of the elusive Physicistus Harvardus ! Notice how the brilliant mind has transcended trivial matters like "bed frames" and "tidiness" by using a simple wooden stick to prop up their mattress. Why waste precious brain power on interior design when you could be contemplating the mysteries of dark matter? The stark contrast between intellectual capacity and basic adulting skills is the true unified theory! Their room might be a disaster zone, but their dissertation on quantum field theory is probably immaculate. Priorities, people! The branch supporting that mattress is doing more heavy lifting than most undergraduate physics textbooks!

The hierarchy of mathematical respect in three panels: Mathematics declares itself the cosmic overlord: "I'm everywhere, inevitable, undeniable." Pure, abstract, and smug about it. Physicists reluctantly bow to their mathematical master. They need those equations to describe reality, even if they occasionally mutter "spherical cow" under their breath. Engineers? They're cackling maniacs who treat math like silly putty. "π equals 3? Close enough! Let's quadruple that safety factor and call it a day." The mathematical gods weep, but the bridge still stands.

The ultimate quantum exam hack! This student brilliantly answered all questions with "False" while simultaneously marking both correct and incorrect answers. Just like Schrödinger's cat existing in a superposition of alive and dead states until observed, these answers exist in a superposition of right and wrong until the teacher grades them. The red marks could collapse the wavefunction in either direction! Quantum physics saves your GPA once again.