The 1880s physicist: "We've figured out all of physics with these beautiful classical mechanics equations!"
*One tiny ultraviolet catastrophe has entered the chat*
This is the ultimate physics hubris smackdown! Late 19th century physicists genuinely believed they had nearly completed physics, with just a few "minor details" to iron out. Then came the ultraviolet catastrophe - where classical theory predicted infinite energy at short wavelengths (which would literally cook us all). This single spectral anomaly led to quantum mechanics, relativity, and completely revolutionized our understanding of reality. Talk about being humbled by a graph!
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