The iPhone's State Of Matter Evolution

The evolutionary ladder of nerd enlightenment on full display! First panel shows the speed of light (c = 299,792,458 m/s) with just a basic glowing brain—congratulations, you've mastered freshman physics. Middle panel upgrades to adding constants in calculus (F(x) + c), where your brain gets a slight power boost. But the final form? C++ programming language with its hexagonal logo, where your brain literally explodes with cosmic understanding. It's the perfect representation of how programmers think they're operating on a higher plane of existence than physicists and mathematicians. The irony being that most C++ programmers spend their days debugging pointer errors while muttering obscenities at their screen.

Science without numbers? Might as well call it philosophy and be done with it. This is like advertising "Swimming Without Water" or "Astronomy Without Looking Up." Nominalism is that philosophical stance where someone insists mathematical objects don't actually exist—they're just convenient fictions. Sure, and gravity is just a suggestion. Next thing you know, we'll have "Chemistry Without Elements" and "Biology Without Cells." The quantitative rebellion is here, folks, and it's as useful as a chocolate teapot in a sauna.

That moment of scientific cross-disciplinary recognition that no one else gets. While physics students know Josiah Willard Gibbs for his work in optics, chemistry students worship him as the thermodynamics deity who gave us the Gibbs free energy equation. It's like spotting your favorite obscure band's t-shirt in public—except instead of music, it's equations that determine whether reactions are spontaneous. The silent nod of recognition while everyone else wonders why you're so excited about some random 19th-century dude.

The first panel shows Mr. Incredible calmly accepting that pressure in 3D space is force over area (N/m²). But when the concept jumps to 4D space, where pressure becomes force over volume (N/m³), his brain short-circuits into existential horror. This is dimensional analysis having a mental breakdown. Just like how my students look when I casually mention "and of course, if we extend this to n-dimensional space..." right before an exam. The fourth dimension doesn't care about your comfort zone—it's coming for your sanity whether you're ready or not.

The eternal showdown between scientific greatness and social life! While Newton was busy inventing calculus and formulating the laws of motion, he famously died a virgin. Meanwhile, the meme creator is flexing their relationship status as if it's the ultimate comeback against one of history's greatest scientific minds. Sure, Newton might have explained universal gravitation, but can he explain why he couldn't attract a partner? The scientific community still studies his brilliant work centuries later, but apparently can't study his dating techniques. Talk about priorities!

Standing atop that mountain after conquering "Physics I: 501 Practice Problems For Dummies" is the closest most undergrads will ever get to feeling like Newton. Sure, you've mastered the basic laws of motion, but the universe is laughing because you've just climbed the smallest foothill in the mountain range of physics. Next semester you'll discover that everything you learned was "simplified for beginners" and those neat equations only work in a frictionless vacuum. Enjoy the view while it lasts, young padawan.