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Normal Physics Problems

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Physics textbooks really said "let's spice things up with some interdisciplinary trauma!" This gem features a problem where you're KIDNAPPED by political science majors for the crime of... *checks notes*... scientific gatekeeping. And somehow you're expected to calculate vehicle speed while blindfolded? Talk about applying physics under pressure!

The comment thread is pure gold - physics majors throwing shade at other disciplines while conveniently ignoring that they can't explain 95% of the universe's composition. Dark matter and dark energy? More like "dark embarrassment."

The theoretical physicist's response is the perfect scientific mic drop. Nothing says academic superiority like shouting "WELL NEITHER DOES ANYONE ELSE!" when your entire field is built on elegant equations describing a tiny fraction of reality.

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