Dirac's Complex Relationship Status

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Dirac's Complex Relationship Status

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Even Paul Dirac, one of the most brilliant physicists who formulated relativistic quantum mechanics, couldn't resist the pull of imaginary time. The meme shows Dirac claiming he'd "never be a simp" but immediately falling for imaginary numbers on the complex plane. Classic physicist behavior—rejecting real-world relationships but completely devoted to mathematical constructs. The irony is delicious considering Dirac was known for his extreme literal-mindedness and social awkwardness. Nothing says "I'm a physics nerd" quite like being emotionally unavailable to humans but completely smitten with the square root of negative one.

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