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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

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From Textbook To Trailer: The Chemistry Evolution

Chemistry Science Academia
21 hours ago 36.8K views 0 shares
From Textbook To Trailer: The Chemistry Evolution
The true chemistry pipeline: first you learn it from a textbook, then you apply it in a trailer in the New Mexico desert. Every organic chemistry professor secretly wishes their career had the excitement of Walter White's. Instead, we're just mixing compounds that smell bad while students fall asleep. The only thing we're "breaking" is our spirit when grading lab reports where students confuse enantiomers for the 47th time. At least the periodic table elements in the show logo are accurate—unlike half the molecular structures I see on student exams.

Intelligent People Ignore Air Resistance

Physics Science Academia
19 hours ago 35.7K views 0 shares
Intelligent People Ignore Air Resistance
Einstein says intelligent people ignore, but try ignoring air resistance in your physics calculations and reality will smack you right in the face! The perfect blend of philosophical wisdom and scientific hubris. Every physics student knows that magical moment when they think "I'm so smart, I'll just ignore this pesky variable" only to watch their predictions crash spectacularly against experimental results. Nature doesn't care about your simplified models—she's got drag coefficients and she's not afraid to use them!

You Can't Just Post A Revolutionary Exoplanet System And Expect People To Get It

Astronomy Universe Science
17 hours ago 32.3K views 0 shares
You Can't Just Post A Revolutionary Exoplanet System And Expect People To Get It
The irony of posting the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanetary system with the caption "You can't just post a random picture and expect people to get it" is chef's kiss perfect. Every astronomy nerd is sitting there thinking "that's literally not random at all - it's one of the most significant exoplanet discoveries of the decade." It's like showing a periodic table to chemists and claiming it's obscure. The TRAPPIST-1 system, with its seven Earth-sized planets, three potentially in the habitable zone, is basically the celebrity solar system of modern astronomy. But sure, "random picture." Scientists have only been obsessing over it since 2017.

Seafood Is Good For The Misnamed Soul

Biology Evolution
11 hours ago 25.5K views 0 shares
Seafood Is Good For The Misnamed Soul
The taxonomic plot twist nobody saw coming! Despite their misleading names, Vancouver Sea Wolves and Namibian Coast Lions are complete biological bamboozlers. These carnivores said "nope" to evolutionary expectations and decided marine cuisine was superior to chasing antelopes. It's like ordering seafood at a steakhouse—technically rebellious but nutritionally sound. Nature's ultimate naming prank that confuses both tourists and biology students during exams.

Differential Forms Go Brrr

Math Academia Science
10 hours ago 24.9K views 0 shares
Differential Forms Go Brrr
The eternal math war that splits calculus students into two factions. On one side, the purists crying into their coffee because "df/dx is a single operator representing the derivative, not a quotient!" On the other, the pragmatists who shrug and say "but canceling the dx works, so..." This is the mathematical equivalent of pineapple on pizza - technically incorrect but functionally useful. The bell curve perfectly captures how the average students just want to solve the problem and go home, while both the struggling and brilliant students are locked in theological debates about notation.

Funky Arc Length

Math Academia
22 hours ago 24.3K views 0 shares
Funky Arc Length
The mathematical journey from simple to absolutely horrifying in four panels. First, our protagonist confidently handles a straightforward line equation with √(1+a²)x. "Yeah, that makes sense!" Second panel shows arcsin(x) with a semicircle graph. Still manageable. "Yeah, I can see that." Then panel three hits with the mathematical equivalent of a jump scare: x√(1+4x²)/2 + (1/4)ln(|√(1+4x²)+2x|). The character's expression says it all before we get to the final panel's existential crisis and profanity. Fun fact: This is actually showing different forms of calculating arc length for various functions, getting progressively more nightmarish. It's the calculus equivalent of starting with "hello" in a foreign language and suddenly being asked to negotiate international trade agreements.

How Do Magnets Work???

Physics Science Materials
23 hours ago 24.2K views 0 shares
How Do Magnets Work???
The scientific hierarchy of magnetism explained through pool trauma! At the surface, we've got "permanent magnets" - those refrigerator decorations that somehow fascinate the public despite being basic physics. Then there's the "public's amazement" at force fields, which is basically anyone who's ever said "whoa, cool" while playing with magnets without understanding a damn thing about them. Meanwhile, the physics major drowning in electrostatics equations is desperately trying to explain that magnets aren't magic - they're just manifestations of relativistic electrodynamics. But nobody listens. And then there's gravity... sitting at the bottom like the forgotten skeleton of physics. The fundamental force we still can't fully reconcile with quantum mechanics, silently judging our pathetic attempts to understand the universe while it holds together literally everything.

From Meow To Me-WOW: The Science Of Gainz

Medicine Biology
22 hours ago 24.1K views 0 shares
From Meow To Me-WOW: The Science Of Gainz
Behold the miracle of modern pharmacology! That tiny cat just went from "meow" to "ME-WOW" with one suspicious vial of what's clearly... umm... protein powder? Yeah, let's go with that! 💉 The misspelled "biger musles" is chef's kiss perfection - because nothing says "I made scientifically sound decisions" like ignoring both spell check AND ethics committees! This is basically what happens when your gym bro skips biology class but remembers the "get huge quick" lecture.

From Book Recommendations To Industrial Abrasives

Chemistry Materials Science
9 hours ago 23.6K views 0 shares
From Book Recommendations To Industrial Abrasives
When your Amazon algorithm goes from "here's that book you might like" to "hey, want 55 pounds of industrial abrasive material?" The jump from casual shopper to potential supervillain is apparently just one click away! Aluminum oxide is actually used for sandblasting, polishing, and as an abrasive in manufacturing. So either Amazon thinks you're starting a hardcore DIY project, or they've identified you as someone who needs to erase evidence... fast. Your FBI agent is definitely taking notes right now.

Breaking News: Mathematical Scandal Rocks Academia

Math Academia Science
4 hours ago 17.0K views 0 shares
Breaking News: Mathematical Scandal Rocks Academia
This is the mathematical scandal of the century! The meme presents a hilarious "breaking news" format where Greek letters Delta (δ) and Epsilon (ε) are caught in a scandalous relationship. The punchline is pure math nerd gold - "It's like one implied the other" references the delta-epsilon definition in calculus limits, where a tiny change (epsilon) implies a corresponding change (delta). And Cauchy and Dirac being quoted? Chef's kiss! They're famous mathematicians associated with these concepts. Next time your calc professor talks about "for any epsilon there exists a delta," you'll be thinking about this mathematical affair!

When Your Gym Equipment Is Out Of This World

Physics Astronomy Universe
4 hours ago 16.8K views 0 shares
When Your Gym Equipment Is Out Of This World
This meme is pure cosmic gold! It shows Saitama from One Punch Man casually bench pressing two BLACK HOLES like they're dumbbells at Planet Fitness. While physicists are busy writing equations about how a single black hole could swallow our solar system, this bald hero is using them for his Tuesday workout. The gravitational force of a black hole is so intense that not even light can escape—but apparently Saitama didn't get that memo! The floor is cracking beneath him because, you know, just a casual workout with objects that bend space-time itself. If Stephen Hawking saw this, he'd either have a good laugh or write a whole new theory!

When Stars Fall For The Wrong Type

Astronomy Physics Universe
4 hours ago 16.4K views 0 shares
When Stars Fall For The Wrong Type
Cosmic breakups are the WORST! This comic perfectly captures that moment when a star dumps its stellar partner for the ultimate bad boy of the universe—a black hole! The star is literally being seduced by the gravitational equivalent of a cosmic motorcycle-riding rebel. "With him... it feels like time stops" is ACTUALLY TRUE because black holes warp spacetime so severely that time dilation occurs near their event horizons! And that "I'm falling. Madly." line? *chef's kiss* Pure astrophysical poetry! Once you cross that event horizon, honey, there's no coming back. Talk about a relationship with some SERIOUS gravitational commitment issues! 🌟🕳️
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