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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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On A Scale Of Cells, How Do You Feel Today?

Biology Science
19 hours ago 18.0K views 0 shares
On A Scale Of Cells, How Do You Feel Today?
Forget zodiac signs and personality tests! The real mood indicator is which microscopic cell you resemble today! 🔬 From the happy-go-lucky algae cell (#1) to the spiky "don't talk to me" immune cell (#3), this cellular mood chart is biologically accurate and emotionally relatable. I'm personally feeling like #5 - a grumpy macrophage that's eaten too much cellular debris and needs a nap. The beauty of cellular biology is that even single-celled organisms seem to have more personality than some humans I know! That plant cell (#8) is clearly living its best life with those perfectly organized vacuoles. Meanwhile, #9 is that one friend who shows up to brunch looking fabulous but slightly terrifying.

The Best Kind Of Correct

Math Tech Academia
19 hours ago 17.8K views 0 shares
The Best Kind Of Correct
Programming nerds having existential crises over set theory is peak academia. Left guy says {{1}, {}} (empty set with element 1), middle guy is screaming about syntax errors, and right guy offers {{1}, 2} (set containing 1 and 2). The question asks for the complement of 2 in {{1}, 2, {}}. The answer? Depends if you're a computer scientist or mathematician! In set theory, the complement would be {{1}, {}} (everything except 2). But in programming, you might get that syntax error because 2 isn't a set. This is why mathematicians and programmers can't share an office without bloodshed.

Bringing The Ideal Gas Law To A Quantum Mechanics Fight

Physics Academia Science
19 hours ago 16.4K views 0 shares
Bringing The Ideal Gas Law To A Quantum Mechanics Fight
The eternal struggle of physics students everywhere! On the right: the sad little Doge clinging to the ideal gas law (PV = nRT) - literally the only equation you managed to memorize from thermodynamics. On the left: the buff Doge representing your quantum mechanics exam, flexing the Schrödinger equation and a parade of terrifying thermodynamic formulas that might as well be hieroglyphics. It's like bringing a plastic spoon to a nuclear war. Nothing quite captures that special feeling of academic despair when you realize your entire semester of "studying" has prepared you to solve exactly zero of the problems on the exam.

Relativity Meets Reality

Physics Academia Science Scientists
20 hours ago 16.2K views 0 shares
Relativity Meets Reality
When a physicist gets pulled over, they don't just break traffic laws—they violate the fundamental principles of reference frames! Instead of admitting to driving on the wrong side, our academic friend launches into a gloriously overcomplicated explanation about "spontaneous reversal of vehicular vector alignment" and "locally established inertial reference frames." Classic physicist move: if you can't avoid the ticket, at least make the officer question their career choices with terminology that would make Einstein reach for a dictionary.

Where Is Samsung Galaxy

Astronomy Universe Tech
14 hours ago 13.6K views 0 shares
Where Is Samsung Galaxy
Cosmic joke alert! While astronomers spend billions searching for exoplanets and mapping distant star systems, someone at Samsung marketing is giggling uncontrollably. The meme brilliantly plays on the word "galaxy" - both a vast collection of stars and... you know... a smartphone! 📱✨ Imagine an astronomer frantically scanning the cosmos with a telescope muttering "WHERE IS IT?!" while a Samsung store employee stands awkwardly behind them. The universe is approximately 93 billion light-years across, contains over 100 billion galaxies, and somehow we still can't find the one with Android 14 and a decent camera!

The Last Prime In The Sequence

Math Science
14 hours ago 13.2K views 0 shares
The Last Prime In The Sequence
The lonely mathematician at the party, silently judging everyone because they don't appreciate the beauty of Euler's prime-generating formula n²+n+41. For values of n from 0 to 39, this formula spits out prime numbers like a vending machine on steroids! But then at n=40, the formula gives 1681, which is 41², and the streak dies a tragic death. That's the mathematical equivalent of getting ghosted after 40 perfect dates. The true nerds know that 1601 (when n=39) is the last prime in this legendary sequence—a bittersweet mathematical farewell that normies will never understand.

Definitely A Function

Math Science
14 hours ago 12.9K views 0 shares
Definitely A Function
The mathematical dad joke we never knew we needed! Someone claims their talent is identifying functions, gets challenged with a sigmoid curve, and responds with "yep it's definitely a function" - which is technically correct but hilariously misses the point of actually naming the specific function type. It's like having the superpower to identify that water is wet. The S-shaped sigmoid function is used everywhere from neural networks to population growth models, but our hero is just proud they can confirm it exists. Mathematical minimalism at its finest!

The Square Root Of All Knowledge

Math
13 hours ago 12.3K views 0 shares
The Square Root Of All Knowledge
EUREKA! After centuries of mathematicians searching in textbooks, it turns out the square root was hiding in plain sight on our sidewalks! Those tangled tree roots forming a perfect square are nature's way of solving equations. Next up: hunting for the elusive cube root in the forest! Math teachers should really take their students on more field trips. Imagine the homework: "Find three naturally occurring logarithms before Tuesday."

Society If We Used Base 10 Counting

Math Science
13 hours ago 12.1K views 0 shares
Society If We Used Base 10 Counting
The mathematical irony here is delicious! We already use base 10 counting in our everyday lives. The joke plays on the fact that someone is advocating for something we've been doing all along, while showing a futuristic utopia as if base 10 would somehow revolutionize society. It's like demanding we start using oxygen to breathe or water to stay hydrated. The punchline works because numerically literate people know that our decimal system IS base 10—we count from 0-9 before adding a new column. The futuristic cityscape implies that switching to what we already use would somehow catapult us into a technological paradise. Next up: revolutionary proposal to make water wet!

The Great Bromine Bamboozle

Chemistry Science
12 hours ago 11.9K views 0 shares
The Great Bromine Bamboozle
The betrayal every chemistry student feels when discovering theobromine (the compound that makes chocolate toxic to dogs) contains exactly zero bromine atoms. It's like ordering a "hamburger" and getting a bun filled with ham instead of beef. The name actually comes from Theobroma cacao (the chocolate plant), which translates to "food of the gods" - so it's literally "the alkaloid from the god food." Chemistry naming conventions are the original clickbait.

Beans Are Not Triangular. Coincidence? I Think Not!

Math Scientists Science
20 hours ago 11.2K views 0 shares
Beans Are Not Triangular. Coincidence? I Think Not!
Everyone thinks Pythagoras was just the triangle guy, but he was actually running a FULL-ON MATH CULT! The top image shows how most people see him—surrounded by fancy equations and theorems. Meanwhile, the bottom panel reveals his true form: a wild-eyed conspiracy theorist connecting red strings on a crazy wall! Fun fact: Pythagoras and his followers were OBSESSED with beans! They literally believed beans contained the souls of the dead and refused to eat them. So when someone says "Beans aren't triangular," they're nodding to his bizarre bean prohibition while his geometry theorems live on forever. Math class never mentions the bean thing, huh?

The Two Faces Of Historical Fascination

Academia Psychology
20 hours ago 11.1K views 0 shares
The Two Faces Of Historical Fascination
The duality of historical enthusiasm captured perfectly! Forced to memorize dates and battles? Instant narcolepsy. But dive into history as a personal interest and suddenly you're constructing elaborate conspiracy boards with red string connecting JFK to ancient aliens. The transformation from "please don't call on me" to "LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE BYZANTINE-SASSANID WARS" happens frighteningly fast. It's not the subject—it's the freedom to obsess over the weird parts nobody puts on the test!
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