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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

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The Multidimensional Haircut

Physics Math Science
19 hours ago 15.5K views 0 shares
The Multidimensional Haircut
The ultimate flex at the theoretical physics barbershop! 💇‍♂️ When you want your hair to exist in multiple dimensions simultaneously... A Calabi-Yau manifold isn't just a complex mathematical structure in string theory representing extra spatial dimensions—it's apparently the hottest look this season! The comparison between traditional hairstyles and this mind-bending 4-dimensional mathematical object is pure genius. Next time your barber asks what you want, just casually request a geometric structure that might help unify quantum mechanics and general relativity. The other customers will either be super impressed or slowly back away. Either way, you win!

Carbon Dating: When Chemistry Gets Romantic

Chemistry Geology Science Materials
19 hours ago 15.5K views 0 shares
Carbon Dating: When Chemistry Gets Romantic
This brilliant pun works on multiple levels! In the meme, a lump of carbon (looking way older than its "profile picture") is on a date with a diamond (who's "been under a lot of pressure"). It's the perfect scientific double entendre - carbon dating is both a romantic encounter between carbon-based materials AND the radiometric dating technique used to determine the age of archaeological specimens. Meanwhile, diamonds are literally just carbon atoms that have been subjected to extreme pressure over millions of years. The perfect chemistry pickup line doesn't exi-- wait, it does and it's this meme!

Marge Of Error

Math Science Research
19 hours ago 12.4K views 0 shares
Marge Of Error
Statistical puns reaching new heights! Instead of the typical "margin of error" in statistics, we've got Marge Simpson creating two blue-haired clouds of uncertainty around our regression line. The data points are desperately trying to fit the trend, but Marge is making sure we know that real-world data is messier than our neat models suggest. Those outlier points are probably thinking, "D'oh! I don't belong here!" Whoever created this masterpiece deserves a Nobel Prize in Statistical Humor.

The Evolution Of Physics Understanding

Physics Universe Science Math
12 hours ago 11.8K views 0 shares
The Evolution Of Physics Understanding
The classic physics knowledge escalation meme, but make it SpongeBob. Starting with "objects fall because gravity" is like saying you understand cooking because you can microwave ramen. By the final panel, our yellow friend has transcended to discussing geodesics in pseudo-Riemannian manifolds – essentially the mathematical equivalent of explaining why you're late to work by detailing the quantum fluctuations that caused the Big Bang. This is what happens when physicists have too much coffee and not enough sleep. The progression from Newton's apple to Einstein's relativity to Wheeler's "spacetime tells matter how to move; matter tells spacetime how to curve" to full geometric madness is the academic version of those "increasingly verbose" memes. Graduate students evolve similarly.

Mitosis: Nature's Way Of Spreading Disappointment

Biology Science
13 hours ago 11.7K views 0 shares
Mitosis: Nature's Way Of Spreading Disappointment
The cell division joke that never gets old—unlike the cells themselves! The top drawing shows a happy cell splitting into two identical smiling cells, while the bottom shows those cells looking utterly disappointed with their life choices. That's cellular reproduction for you—start with one miserable existence, end up with two. The biological equivalent of "I'm not lonely, I just doubled my problems." Nature's way of saying "if you think one of you is bad enough, wait till you see the sequel."

Maternal Imprinting: When One Gene Parent Does All The Work

Biology Medicine Science
19 hours ago 11.6K views 0 shares
Maternal Imprinting: When One Gene Parent Does All The Work
Genetics humor at its finest! This meme perfectly captures the fascinating phenomenon of genomic imprinting in Angelman Syndrome. The paternal UBE3A gene is just chilling there with a smile while the maternal UBE3A gene is literally screaming because it's the one doing all the work! In genomic imprinting, only one parental allele is expressed while the other is silenced. When the maternal UBE3A gene is defective or missing, the paternal copy can't compensate because it's epigenetically silenced in neurons, resulting in Angelman Syndrome. It's basically like having only one working parent in the gene household, and when that parent calls in sick, nobody's making dinner!

Planetary Popularity Contest

Astronomy Science Universe
13 hours ago 11.5K views 0 shares
Planetary Popularity Contest
The cosmic popularity contest is REAL! This meme ranks planets by their celestial "clout" in astronomy discussions. Mars gets the VIP treatment (probably because we keep sending robots to take selfies there), while Earth is crying because nobody appreciates its perfect Goldilocks conditions. Meanwhile, Neptune and Venus are literally drowning in obscurity! 🪐 It's like high school all over again, but for giant space rocks! Mars is that exchange student everyone finds fascinating, Earth is the overachiever nobody appreciates, and the other planets are just trying not to get stuffed in a locker. The REAL joke? We're all just specks of cosmic dust arguing about which speck matters more!

No Gatekeeping... But We Need A Midwits Detector

Universe Astronomy Physics Science Academia
20 hours ago 11.3K views 0 shares
No Gatekeeping... But We Need A Midwits Detector
Nothing screams "I understand the cosmos" like confidently regurgitating that one pop-science YouTube video you watched while eating Cheetos at 2 AM. These self-proclaimed "scientists" will fight to the death defending string theory despite not knowing what a differential equation is. Meanwhile, actual astrophysicists are in the corner having existential crises because they've spent decades studying and still don't fully understand dark matter. The scientific hierarchy is brutal - spend 12 years getting a PhD just to have someone who watched a 15-minute video with pretty animations tell you why you're wrong about the multiverse.

The 10-Minute Cosmology Expert

Astronomy Universe Scientists Physics Academia
20 hours ago 11.2K views 0 shares
The 10-Minute Cosmology Expert
The eternal struggle of actual scientists confronting the "YouTube-educated experts" who've suddenly mastered string theory after a 10-minute video! That moment when someone confidently explains how dark matter "actually works" based on their extensive research of half a TED talk. Meanwhile, astrophysicists who've spent decades crunching equations are just standing there like "Umm, we have telescopes and supercomputers and still don't fully understand it?" The scientific method requires years of rigorous study, peer review, and experimental validation... but sure, that conspiracy video with spooky music definitely trumps all that. Next time someone explains how the universe is actually a simulation after watching one Kurzgesagt video, just nod and smile while mentally calculating how many PhDs it would take to have this conversation properly.

Words Said By No Academic Ever

Academia Research Scientists Science
14 hours ago 11.2K views 0 shares
Words Said By No Academic Ever
Welcome to the parallel universe of academic fantasy! This list is the scientific equivalent of spotting a unicorn riding a dinosaur through campus. Grant applications submitted early? Faculty meetings being productive? Not working during vacation?! BWAHAHA! *adjusts lab goggles dramatically* Every academic knows that conference coffee tastes like it was filtered through an old sock found in the chemistry lab, reviewer #2 is the final boss of academic nightmares, and your beach "vacation" is just code for "different location to write that paper." The real breakthrough discovery would be an academic who genuinely wants more committee work! Next they'll claim they didn't check their email 47 times during their cousin's wedding. Pure science fiction!

STEM Bros, Are We In Danger Right Now?

Academia Research Science Scientists
20 hours ago 11.1K views 0 shares
STEM Bros, Are We In Danger Right Now?
The brutal reality of science funding in 2025 has researchers everywhere sweating. Social sciences down 46%? Biology down 36%? Meanwhile the Office of the Director gets a cushy 55% increase. Nothing says "thriving research environment" like slashing grants across every meaningful field while administrative budgets balloon! This is basically every scientist right now - sitting on the funding bus watching their research dreams crash and burn. The only thing missing from this chart is the tiny footnote: "Have you considered a career in administration instead?"

Hilbert's Infinite Check-In Problem

Math Science
14 hours ago 11.1K views 0 shares
Hilbert's Infinite Check-In Problem
The mathematical nightmare that is Hilbert's Hotel strikes again! For the uninitiated, Hilbert's Hotel is a thought experiment with infinite rooms that are all occupied, yet can still accommodate new guests by having everyone move to the next room number. The infinite hotel manager's eternal struggle: "I am once again asking everyone to change rooms." Pure mathematical chaos wrapped in a Bernie meme format. Even with infinite rooms, the paperwork must be unbearable.
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