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The Ultimate Reducing Agent Has Entered The Chat
Chemistry Science
8 months ago 12.3K views 0 shares
The Ultimate Reducing Agent Has Entered The Chat
The face of chemistry humor right here! This cartoon character has lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH₄) for a face and is saying "Nah, I'd reduce" - which is PERFECT because that's exactly what this compound does! LiAlH₄ is one of the strongest reducing agents in organic chemistry, literally transforming molecules by donating its hydrogen atoms. Chemistry nerds everywhere are cackling because this compound is basically saying "reducing stuff is my whole personality." It's like if your friend whose only personality trait is going to the gym said "nah, I'd lift." 😂

Goddamn Ancient Greeks Take The Credit For Everything!
Math Science Academia
8 months ago 12.5K views 0 shares
Goddamn Ancient Greeks Take The Credit For Everything!
The mathematical hipster wars are raging! Top panel shows a Greek mathematician losing his mind over discovering irrational numbers with a 45-45-90 triangle (where the hypotenuse equals √2). Meanwhile, the Babylonians below are like "Bro, we knew about irrational numbers THREE THOUSAND YEARS earlier!" It's the ancient math equivalent of "I liked that band before they were cool." The Babylonians had already figured out that some numbers (like √2) can't be expressed as simple fractions, but the Greeks get all the textbook glory for "discovering" it. Classic academic colonization at work - next thing you know, the Greeks will claim they invented breathing!

High School Vs College: Mathematical Reality Check
Math Academia Physics Science
9 months ago 21.0K views 0 shares
High School Vs College: Mathematical Reality Check
Remember when math was just finding the volume of a cylinder? Then college hits you with spherical coordinates and suddenly you're calculating volumes using triple integrals with sin(φ) and partial derivatives! The transition from "πr²h" to "ρ²sin(φ)dρdφdθ" is perfectly captured in these expressions. Your face goes from pure joy to "what have I gotten myself into?" real quick! The math gods have no mercy when you level up from basic geometry to multivariable calculus!

Nuclear Energy: Expectations Vs. Reality
Physics Science Engineering Tech
9 months ago 18.2K views 0 shares
Nuclear Energy: Expectations Vs. Reality
Nuclear energy has the WORST PR team ever! 😂 Everyone pictures mad scientists pouring radioactive goo into coffee cups that somehow cause mushroom clouds... when the reality is hilariously mundane: super-heated water turning turbines. That's it! No explosions, no green glowing liquid - just steam power with spicy rocks! Nuclear fission splits atoms to create heat, which boils water, which spins turbines. Basically a fancy kettle that powers cities! The disconnect between public perception and reality is why we can't have nice things (like carbon-free energy).

The Double Meaning Of Big Bang
Astronomy Physics Universe Science
6 months ago 15.7K views 0 shares
The Double Meaning Of Big Bang
The perfect cosmic misunderstanding! Two people in a bookstore both say they like "Big Bang" - but they're talking about completely different things. One's referring to the actual cosmological model explaining how our universe began 13.7 billion years ago with a rapid expansion from a singularity. The other? Just a fan of that sitcom about socially awkward physicists. The bottom panels hilariously reveal what each was thinking - actual cosmic expansion versus Sheldon Cooper and friends. Dating tip: always clarify which kind of Big Bang theory you're into before getting excited about shared interests!

Some Things Are Just Too Much To Bear... Or Resist
Engineering Physics Tech
9 months ago 18.2K views 0 shares
Some Things Are Just Too Much To Bear... Or Resist
The punchline here is purely electrical. That's a resistor lying on what appears to be a beach, saying "Sorry, I couldn't resist..." It's basically a component that had one job—to resist electrical current—and it failed spectacularly at its sole purpose. Classic component identity crisis. Engineers everywhere are silently nodding while adjusting their glasses.

Something Is Fundamentally Wrong In Our Understanding Of The Universe
Astronomy Universe Physics Science Research
9 months ago 19.1K views 0 shares
Something Is Fundamentally Wrong In Our Understanding Of The Universe
Scientists discovering dark energy isn't what they thought is peak cosmology drama. Three major publications all reporting the same existential crisis within 24 hours? Typical. We name something "dark energy," admit we have no idea what 68% of the universe is made of, and then act shocked when our guesses turn out wrong. Next they'll tell us dark matter is actually just regular matter wearing sunglasses. The universe continues its longest-running prank: making physicists rewrite textbooks every time we think we understand something.

Math: The Supreme Ruler Of All Sciences
Math Science Academia Physics Biology
8 months ago 27.4K views 0 shares
Math: The Supreme Ruler Of All Sciences
Math sits on the throne of science like a mysterious overlord, while all other disciplines bow before its abstract power. The hierarchy is real! Physics, chemistry, biology—they're all just math in disguise, desperately trying to solve their problems without admitting they need math's help. Even medicine can't escape the numerical overlord's reach. Anyone who's ever struggled through differential equations knows the truth: math isn't just a tool—it's the secret language of reality that makes other sciences possible. The meme captures that moment when you realize your biology degree still requires calculus. The universal betrayal!

The Great Statistics Identity Crisis
Math Academia Science Research
6 months ago 10.3K views 0 shares
The Great Statistics Identity Crisis
The eternal academic civil war depicted on a normal distribution curve! At the extremes (0.1%), you've got the serene simpletons and hooded geniuses both insisting "statistics is not math." Meanwhile, at the peak of the bell curve (34% on each side), the stressed-out glasses-wearing middle-grounders are screaming "statistics is math" through gritted teeth. The beautiful irony? They're using a statistical distribution to argue about whether statistics is math. It's like fighting about whether water is wet while swimming. The IQ scores at the bottom just make it *chef's kiss* perfect.

The Hulk Meets His Knotty Nemesis
Math Physics Science
5 months ago 25.5K views 0 shares
The Hulk Meets His Knotty Nemesis
Even the Hulk is powerless against the ultimate villain: tangled earbuds! 😂 The joke brilliantly connects mathematical knot theory (a legit branch of topology that studies how strings can be tangled in 3D space) with the everyday nightmare of earphone cables that somehow transform into quantum-level knots the second they touch a pocket. Spoiler alert: not even a PhD in advanced mathematics can save you from this universal struggle!

Let Us Agree On At Least One Screw Thing
Engineering Materials
8 months ago 11.8K views 0 shares
Let Us Agree On At Least One Screw Thing
The eternal battle between engineers and DIY enthusiasts everywhere! The meme hilariously divides screwhead types into "Mental disorders" (Phillips, slotted, and Phillips/slot) versus "Sane screw choices" (everything else). Engineers have strong opinions about fasteners for good reason—strip a Phillips head once during a critical assembly and you'll understand the trauma. The six-lobe (Torx) and hex designs distribute torque more evenly, reducing cam-out and stripping. Meanwhile, those standard Phillips heads are just waiting to ruin your Sunday afternoon project and your will to live. Next time you're building something and hear distant screaming—that's just someone discovering why "mental disorders" is the perfect label for those traditional screwheads.

The Perpetual Disappointment Machine
Physics Science Engineering
6 months ago 14.5K views 0 shares
The Perpetual Disappointment Machine
The eternal disappointment of finding a promising physics YouTube channel only to discover they've "solved" the impossible problem of perpetual motion. That moment when your excitement crashes harder than a failed rocket launch! The laws of thermodynamics are literally sobbing in the corner right now. No matter how fancy the magnets or how shiny the contraption, you can't outsmart entropy, folks! It's like watching someone confidently announce they've discovered that 2+2=5. The true perpetual motion machine is the endless cycle of these videos popping up and physicists everywhere facepalming simultaneously.