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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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Uncle Bob's Mathematical Meltdown

Math Academia
22 hours ago 20.6K views 0 shares
Uncle Bob's Mathematical Meltdown
That moment when Uncle Bob turns Thanksgiving dinner into a graduate-level math seminar! 🤓 He's not just arguing about politics—he's unleashing omega ordinals and set theory like mathematical weapons of mass destruction! The beauty of this mathematical meltdown is that he's ranting about countable vs. uncountable infinities and game theory while everyone else just wanted to talk about football and pie. It's like bringing a mathematical bazooka to a dinner roll fight! Next family gathering, someone needs to distract him with the Banach-Tarski paradox. "Hey Uncle Bob, did you know you can mathematically cut a sphere into pieces and reassemble it into TWO identical copies?" *watches brain explode* Problem solved!

The Electron Hole Paradox

Physics Science
22 hours ago 20.1K views 0 shares
The Electron Hole Paradox
Semiconductor physics strikes again. An electron hole isn't actually empty space—it's just the absence of an electron in a crystal lattice, creating what appears to be a positive charge. The confused cat perfectly represents every first-year physics student who expected something more... hole-like. Much like expecting actual bugs in computer code or real clouds in cloud computing. The disappointment is palpable.

Which One Are You: The Integral Identity Crisis

Math Academia
21 hours ago 19.1K views 0 shares
Which One Are You: The Integral Identity Crisis
The eternal struggle of calculus students everywhere! The meme presents two nearly identical integrals with a subtle yet crucial difference in notation. It's basically asking if you're the type who writes "∫(dx/...)" or "∫(1/...)dx" - which is like asking if you put milk before cereal or cereal before milk, but for math nerds. The pointing fingers suggest there's a clear "correct" choice, but mathematicians will argue about notation until the heat death of the universe. Your integral notation preference probably says more about your personality than your zodiac sign.

Is That A Quantum In Your Pocket?

Physics Science
23 hours ago 17.9K views 0 shares
Is That A Quantum In Your Pocket?
The eternal struggle of physics students everywhere! The character proudly presents E=hν (Planck's equation) as "continuous energy" when it's literally the formula that birthed quantum mechanics by proving energy is quantized in discrete packets. It's like bringing a knife to a gunfight and calling it artillery. This is why physicists drink.

Does It Matter?

Astronomy Science Evolution
17 hours ago 16.0K views 0 shares
Does It Matter?
Two dinosaurs are having the most scientifically irrelevant debate in history while a massive space rock hurtles toward Earth! They're arguing about whether it's a comet or an asteroid—you know, the very thing that's about to turn them into fossil fuel. Talk about missing the forest for the trees! Whether it's a dirty snowball (comet) or rocky space debris (asteroid), the result is the same: extinction with a side of irony. The perfect metaphor for humans who argue about terminology while ignoring the impending disaster! Priorities, people!

Nacho Average Chemical Formula

Chemistry
17 hours ago 15.6K views 0 shares
Nacho Average Chemical Formula
The chemical formula for sodium citrate (Na3C6H5O7) spells out "NaCHOs" when you highlight certain elements! Mind = blown. That moment when food science hits you with a recursive pun - you're literally dipping nachos in a chemical that spells "nachos." The universe has a deliciously nerdy sense of humor. Next time you're enjoying that perfectly melty cheese dip, remember you're experiencing chemistry in action - sodium citrate is what keeps processed cheese smooth instead of separating into an oily mess. Chef Tyler dropping knowledge bombs that make both chemists and foodies do a double take.

Fission: The Working-Class Hero Of Nuclear Energy

Physics Engineering Science
11 hours ago 10.9K views 0 shares
Fission: The Working-Class Hero Of Nuclear Energy
The nuclear burn is almost as hot as the scientific burn! Someone just murdered fusion research with a single caption. While fusion promises unlimited clean energy "any day now" (for the last 70 years), fission has been reliably splitting atoms and generating electricity since the 1950s. It's the scientific equivalent of comparing your friend's ambitious startup idea to your boring but profitable day job. Sure, fusion doesn't create radioactive waste, but at least fission actually, you know... works . Fusion researchers are still in the "please give us another billion dollars, we're this close" phase of development.

The Ultimate Engineering Paradox: The Human Body

Biology Engineering Evolution Medicine
11 hours ago 10.5K views 0 shares
The Ultimate Engineering Paradox: The Human Body
The human body: designed to survive falling off a bike at 5 mph but also somehow surviving being hit by lightning or falling from a plane. Meanwhile, eating one sketchy gas station sushi roll and your entire digestive system crashes harder than Windows 95. We've got bones that can withstand 16,000 pounds of pressure but also mysteriously break when you sneeze wrong. Evolution really said "let's make this thing both indestructible AND fragile at the same time" and then called it a day. No wonder biomedical engineers are constantly facepalming.

Quantum Entanglement Of The Heart

Physics Science
5 hours ago 5.3K views 0 shares
Quantum Entanglement Of The Heart
The quantum superposition of life choices! Just like Schrödinger's cat existing in multiple states simultaneously, this driver has made the definitive observation—collapsing their wavefunction toward binge-watching quantum physics videos instead of social interaction. The irony is delicious—spending hours learning about quantum entanglement while remaining completely unentangled romantically. The car dramatically swerving represents the activation energy needed to break from the lowest-energy state (dating) to the excited state (pretending to understand the many-worlds interpretation at 3 AM). Maybe in a parallel universe, they've taken the "Getting a life" exit, but in this reality... YouTube algorithm has determined their fate!

The Ultimate Scientific Crossover Event

Physics Scientists Science Academia Research
5 hours ago 4.7K views 0 shares
The Ultimate Scientific Crossover Event
Marvel thinks they invented epic crossovers? Please! The 1927 Solvay Conference was basically the Avengers of quantum physics! 🧠⚛️ This legendary gathering brought together 29 of history's greatest scientific minds including Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg, Curie, and Schrödinger. While Marvel characters fight fictional bad guys, these geniuses were battling the fundamental mysteries of the universe! They literally changed our understanding of reality while dressed in dapper suits. The real infinity stones? The revolutionary ideas they developed about quantum mechanics that power everything from your smartphone to nuclear energy. Now THAT'S a crossover with actual consequences!

Experimentalists Amirite

Math Academia
4 hours ago 4.2K views 0 shares
Experimentalists Amirite
The "Department of Experimental Geometry" with impossible stairs? Pure genius! This is what happens when mathematicians get bored with theory and decide to build things in real life. Those poor students climbing these M.C. Escher-inspired steps are probably questioning their life choices right about now. "I just wanted to study triangles, not defy the laws of physics every morning before coffee!" 😂 The ultimate "your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should" moment in academia!

Two Nickels For Two Murderous Mathematicians

Math Academia Science
3 hours ago 3.4K views 0 shares
Two Nickels For Two Murderous Mathematicians
The meme references two notable figures: Felix Bloch (quantum physicist/mathematician) and Ted Kaczynski (the Unabomber who was also a mathematician). Using the classic Phineas and Ferb format where Dr. Doofenshmirtz says "If I had a nickel for every time X happened, I'd have two nickels - which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice." It's darkly humorous because it points out the bizarre coincidence that two people who worked in complex mathematical analysis later became killers. One was a brilliant physicist who contributed to quantum mechanics, the other was... well, the Unabomber. Math really drives some people to the edge, huh? *nervous scientist laugh*
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