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Screwed Up Specifications
Engineering Psychology Tech
4 months ago 10.4K views 0 shares
Screwed Up Specifications
The engineering diagram showing dozens of screw head types has been hilariously repurposed as a taxonomy of mental disorders! Engineers know the frustration of needing exactly the right tool for each specific screw head, but this meme suggests our brains are equally incompatible with standardization. That hexagon head highlighted in green? Clearly the most rational mental state according to whoever made this. Next time your therapist asks how you're feeling, just point to "Phillips slot/ind." and save yourself an hour of conversation.

My Class Currently
Academia
6 months ago 6.1K views 0 shares
My Class Currently
The eternal academic paradox captured perfectly. You find that one subject that makes your neurons do the happy dance, only to discover your professor has all the teaching ability of a brick. It's like finally discovering a fascinating research paper, but it's written in Comic Sans with half the methodology section missing. The universe really doesn't want us to enjoy learning, does it?

The Mathematical Sleight Of Hand
Math Academia
8 months ago 15.0K views 0 shares
The Mathematical Sleight Of Hand
The mathematical equivalent of sweeping dirt under the rug! Every math student has experienced that moment of existential dread when the professor skips 17 critical steps with "it is clear that" — leaving you questioning your entire academic career. Those four words are basically mathematical sleight of hand, concealing what's probably a 3-page proof that nobody wants to write on the board. The real unsolved problem? Finding the courage to raise your hand and admit nothing is clear to you whatsoever.

Calculus Confidence Crisis
Math Academia Science
4 months ago 10.2K views 0 shares
Calculus Confidence Crisis
That moment when you confidently tell everyone how "easy" calculus is during study group, but then freeze up during the actual exam! The definition of a derivative looks so simple on paper—just take the limit as h approaches zero—but suddenly your brain decides to take a vacation when you need to apply it. It's like your math neurons pack their bags and leave a note: "Gone fishing, back when the exam is over!" 🧠💨

When The Universe Rejects Your Theory
Astronomy Physics Universe Science Research
8 months ago 19.7K views 0 shares
When The Universe Rejects Your Theory
When the universe refuses to play by your equations, it's not just annoying—it's an existential crisis! Nothing sends an astrophysicist into philosophical despair faster than data that refuses to fit the model. Spent 12 years developing a theory? Sorry, one telescope observation just yeeted it into the trash. The universe basically saying "your math is cute, but I've got other plans." This is why physicists wake up in cold sweats—not because of deadlines, but because somewhere a quasar is behaving in a way that makes absolutely no sense. Dark matter, dark energy, quantum gravity... we're basically naming things after our collective confusion at this point.

New Probability Experiment Just Dropped
Math Academia Science
2 months ago 16.0K views 0 shares
New Probability Experiment Just Dropped
Hold up, statisticians! Who puts CHILDREN in an URN?! 😱 This "probability experiment" went from standard coin-flip scenarios to oddly specific child-storage solutions real quick! The funniest part is how casually it transitions from "following classical probability arguments" to "we consider a large urn containing two children" like that's a totally normal thing to do. Next week's experiment: "We place three professors in a washing machine to calculate spin cycle probability." Stats professors really need to workshop their example problems!

The Highest Mountain Is Relative
Earth-science Geology Science
4 months ago 10.3K views 0 shares
The Highest Mountain Is Relative
Geography textbooks got it all wrong. When measured from the center of Earth rather than sea level, Ecuador's Chimborazo is actually farther from Earth's core than Everest. Mauna Kea extends another 6km underwater, and Cayambe sits right on the equatorial bulge where Earth's radius is greatest. But in this race? Everest still dominates the record books because we're stubborn about measurement standards. The mountain equivalent of "well, technically..."

Who Enjoys A Little Bit Of Chaos?
Physics Math Science Academia
6 days ago 11.2K views 0 shares
Who Enjoys A Little Bit Of Chaos?
The perfect visual representation of physics enthusiasm! Single pendulum motion? Boring, predictable, linear equations - just like watching paint dry. But add that second pendulum? Pure mathematical mayhem! The double pendulum creates chaotic motion that's mathematically unpredictable despite being completely deterministic. It's like watching your carefully planned experiment spiral into beautiful disaster. Physics students transform from stoic observers to wild-eyed fanatics when those chaotic patterns emerge. Nobody gets excited about simple harmonic motion, but throw in some non-linear differential equations and suddenly everyone's losing their minds!

The Imperial System: Making Perfect Nonsense Since 1776
Science Engineering
8 months ago 20.1K views 0 shares
The Imperial System: Making Perfect Nonsense Since 1776
The imperial system finally makes perfect sense! On the left, we have America's "logical" measurements where everything is precisely 100 - because nothing says scientific consistency like basing temperature on a random guy named Fahrenheit and measuring distance in feet (because human appendages are clearly universal measuring tools). Meanwhile, the rest of the world uses those crazy, chaotic numbers like 304.8 mm in a foot - how dare they use a decimal-based system with conversion factors that don't require a Ph.D. to understand! Next time someone asks why Americans cling to their imperial system, just show them this chart. It clearly proves that writing dates as month/day/year is completely normal and not at all like writing your address as "apartment/street/city." The evidence is overwhelming!

The Geometrical Dad Joke
Math
4 months ago 8.9K views 0 shares
The Geometrical Dad Joke
The mathematical dad joke strikes again! Someone asked for the difference between a diameter and radius, and the reply was literally "A Radius" - as in, the word itself! The questioner's confused "Sir?" with that thinking emoji is the perfect punchline. It's the mathematical equivalent of "Hi Hungry, I'm Dad!" Because technically, the difference between "Diameter" and "Radius" IS the letters "Diamete"! *slaps knee with protractor* Mathematical wordplay at its finest!

Neighbor Did Not Study Thermodynamics
Physics Engineering Science
4 months ago 10.5K views 0 shares
Neighbor Did Not Study Thermodynamics
Someone's fighting entropy with brute force! Those two AC units blasting cold air outside while that black-covered window traps heat inside is like watching someone bail water into a sinking boat. The second law of thermodynamics is crying in the corner. Heat will always find a way to spread, no matter how many cooling units you throw at the problem. Might as well try to organize a teenager's room by shoving everything under the bed and calling it "clean."

Give Me Your Best Shot
Math Academia
4 months ago 10.8K views 0 shares
Give Me Your Best Shot
When the teacher says "be creative" but you're running on 2 hours of sleep and zero inspiration! This student took malicious compliance to a whole new level by simply writing "x = 7" as their equation that's true when x = 7. I mean, technically they're not wrong! It's like asking "name a fruit" and answering "banana" - devastatingly correct in the most boring way possible. The teacher's "Really?" in red pen is the mathematical equivalent of a facepalm. Sometimes the simplest solution is just staring you right in the face!