Heavy Electron

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Heavy Electron

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Particle physics lessons with SpongeBob and Patrick? Sign me up! This meme brilliantly uses our underwater friends to explain quark composition while taking a hilarious wrong turn at the end.

The blue character correctly explains that protons contain two up quarks (+2/3 charge each) and one down quark (-1/3 charge), giving protons their +1 charge. Similarly, neutrons have one up quark and two down quarks, resulting in a neutral charge.

But then comes the punchline - the absurd leap that electrons must contain "three down quarks." Patrick's final "No, it doesn't" is perfect because electrons are actually fundamental particles with no substructure - they're not made of quarks at all!

It's like asking what atoms make up an atom - a delightful physics facepalm moment that perfectly captures how even logical-sounding reasoning can lead you completely astray in quantum physics.

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