Thermodynamics Explained By Mike

Even Newton would be befuddled by this one! The meme captures that existential crisis moment when your orbital mechanics calculations lead to a bizarrely precise 9.18 seconds. The calculator says it's right, your equations say it's right, but your brain is screaming "IMPOSSIBLE!" Fun physics fact: For a satellite to orbit Earth that quickly, it would need to be skimming the atmosphere at ludicrous speed or orbiting a super-dense marble instead of Earth. Either way, you've either discovered new physics or made a decimal point error that would make your professor weep!

The spectacular failure of physics understanding here is just *chef's kiss*. The post completely ignores that Saturn's rings exist because of the planet's massive gravitational field PLUS being outside the Roche limit (the distance where tidal forces prevent particles from coalescing into larger bodies). Humans don't have nearly enough mass to create a gravitational field strong enough to sustain orbiting particles. If we did, we'd have bigger problems than dirt rings—like collapsing into black holes during holiday dinner. The irony of an account called "Science Buster" demonstrating zero understanding of basic orbital mechanics is the gravitational pull my sense of humor needed today.

Newton's Third Law just got personal ! The meme brilliantly personifies Newton's famous principle that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Sir Isaac slaps the car roof (action), and the car—clearly well-versed in classical mechanics—returns the favor (reaction). It's basically Newton getting schooled by his own physics! The ultimate "I created you and this is how you repay me" moment. Next time you're car shopping, remember that vehicles are strictly Newtonian and will absolutely enforce the laws of motion if provoked.

The meme imagines if Twitter existed in 1601, with Rudolf II announcing Tycho Brahe's death while Galileo, Christian IV, and Johannes Kepler all respond with just "ma" - the 17th century version of "F" to pay respects. The joke brilliantly contrasts how Newton's laws of motion (published 86 years later) would formally explain the inertia these astronomers were already observing, while they were busy typing single-syllable responses to celebrity deaths. Historical science Twitter would've been just as distractible as we are today!

Physics students know EXACTLY where to put that F-bomb! 😂 Griffiths' electrodynamics textbook is infamous for making students question their life choices while wrestling with Maxwell's equations at 2AM. The joke brilliantly plays on movie ratings (PG-13 allows one F-word) and the genuine frustration every physics major feels when those magnetic vector potentials start dancing across the page. The question "Where would you put it?" isn't really asking about page numbers - it's asking which hellish equation deserves that perfectly placed expletive!

The true villain in physics isn't the blue-faced scientist—it's the air resistance that ruins those perfect theoretical calculations. First-year physics: "Assume no air resistance." Real world: "Your projectile motion equations are adorable." Every physicist knows the purest equations exist only in a vacuum, where objects fall at 9.8 m/s² without pesky reality interfering. Including air resistance is basically choosing violence against undergrads.