Hardcore Physics: When Constants Have Multiple Meanings

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Hardcore Physics: When Constants Have Multiple Meanings

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Oh look, a physics pun that only 0.0001% of the population will understand! The meme is playing with the fact that "hc" in physics represents Planck's constant (h) multiplied by the speed of light (c), which equals approximately 1.986 × 10^-25 Joule-meters. But the creator suggests it could also stand for "hardcore" and "honoris causa" (an honorary degree).

This is peak physicist humor—the kind that makes normal people back away slowly at parties. The formula E = hc/λ is how we calculate a photon's energy based on its wavelength. What should we name this quantity? How about "Hopes Crushed"—the feeling every grad student gets trying to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity.

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