It Is Cool Though

Looking for ways to see the past? Skip the sci-fi fantasies and pseudoscience! The final panel reveals the only legitimate answer that doesn't require fictional technology, supernatural intervention, or lying on a couch telling a stranger about your childhood traumas. Telescopes literally show us the past because light takes time to travel. That distant galaxy you're observing? You're seeing it as it was millions of years ago. The Sun? That's 8 minutes ago. Your lab partner's confused face? That's still about a nanosecond in the past. The universe is the ultimate time machine for the patient observer. No DeLorean required.

This is peak physics humor that separates the calculus connoisseurs from the casual complainers. When someone calls you a "jerk," they're probably insulting you. But when a physicist calls you a jerk, they might actually be referring to the third derivative of position with respect to time (d³x/dt³). In physics, we go from position → velocity (first derivative) → acceleration (second derivative) → jerk (third derivative). So this sophisticated gentleman isn't just calling you names—he's mathematically superior with his third-order differential equations while you're stuck being a common insult. The "we're not the same" energy is strong with this one. And if you're wondering, yes, the fourth derivative is called "snap," followed by "crackle" and "pop." Physics and breakfast cereals have more in common than you'd think!

This is what happens when you skip every single science class but still try to sound smart on the internet. Not only is diamond not a metal (it's carbon atoms arranged in a crystal structure), but claiming 1 gram weighs 15 grams is like saying "this dollar is worth 15 dollars." The universe just collectively facepalmed. This is why we scientists drink during faculty meetings.

Mike's face says it all—thermodynamics isn't just a subject, it's an existential crisis . That equation (dQ = dU + p·dV) is the First Law of Thermodynamics, essentially saying energy can't be created or destroyed, just transferred while making everyone's life complicated. The smoke around him perfectly symbolizes the mental fog that descends when trying to balance energy equations at 2AM before finals. Energy is conserved, but your sanity? Absolutely not. The face of someone who just realized the universe is just one giant heat transfer problem that ends in maximum entropy.

The precision hierarchy in science is too real! Biologists freak out over 3cm errors because that could mean mistaking a mouse for an elephant (kidding). Physicists just nod stoically—they've seen worse in quantum measurements. Civil engineers? "It's alright" because bridges need wiggle room anyway! But astronomers? They're cackling because 3cm is basically NOTHING when you're measuring objects billions of light-years away. For them, being off by 3cm is like missing a galaxy by the width of an atom. The measurement tolerance spectrum across scientific disciplines is basically a meme unto itself!

The famous Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse of 1940 - or as mechanical engineers call it, "a civil engineering problem." Sure, I can design you a perfect engine, but ask me about resonant frequency in suspension bridges and suddenly I'm "unqualified" and "please stop giving structural advice." The bridge is clearly just taking a nap mid-span. Nothing some duct tape can't fix.