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Qualitative methods, plasmids and research proposals don’t seem like the subjects to joke about. For a long time, scholars have avoided humor when talking about science-related topics in fear of people not taking them seriously enough. However, a new study recently denied this, claiming that the appropriate use of humor can improve science communication by making scientists look more likeable and reliable. It turns out that science and humor are compatible after all.

That’s why today we’re featuring a list of hilarious memes associated with the natural sciences (biology, medicine and chemistry), courtesy of the ‘Trust Me, I'm A "Biologist"’ Facebook page. Scroll down to find them, and make sure to upvote the ones that made your geeky heart happy.

While you're at it, don't forget to check out a conversation with the founder of the ‘Trust Me, I'm A "Biologist"’ Facebook page, Mitya, who's been blending humor and science for quite some time.

#1

Armadillo with caption about bullet ricochet, humorous comment below; science meme on biology, medicine, chemistry theme.

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Multa Nocte
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8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now THIS is what karma was intended to be.

Bob Brooce
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8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some drunk guy in the same general part of the country made himself dead when he was shooting saguaro cacti with a shotgun and one fell on him. Sometime Karma works exactly the way it should.

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UKGrandad
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8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you for circling the relevent parts. I would not have known what to read otherwise 🙄

Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero"
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8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

FAWAAAFO... Frakk Around With An Armadillo And Found Out

Lady Eowyn
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8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

An oldie but a goodie, serves him right.

TotallyNOTAFox
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8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The effect of angled surfaces when hit by a projectile is that it gets deflected - It's an actual consideration in armour design for vehicles

KatSaidWhat
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8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Was laughing hard before I even saw karmadillo!

Marsha Hultberg
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8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Serves him right! 🤦🏼‍♀️

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    #2

    Woman humorously explaining a science concept about light traveling faster than sound. Science meme with funny text.

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    Janissary35680
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Upvote for Philomena!

    Jnausicaa
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She proves that several times a minute.

    Caffeinated Ape
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The part that I always enjoy is the befuddled experts desperately trying to stay deadpan in the face of Philomena's lunacy.

    Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero"
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    Hmph... That explains a lot about the 90s.

    #3

    Adorable baby Pallas cat at Helsinki Zoo being held by a person with gloves, showcasing cute wildlife in science.

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    Earonn -
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pallas's Cats are utterly beautiful. BTW, fellow Edinburghians: our zoo got one end of last year! ♥

    Jill Jones
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I cannot look away. I must have this cute little ball of fluffiness.

    BookFanatic
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, Pallas cats are my favorites! I caused mass hysteria amongst my (generally younger) coworkers when I showed them pictures of Pallas cats. They've decided to refer to the cats as "Grompy Storm Clouds" because they always look annoyed.

    Toothless Feline
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine too! Followed closely by snow leopards. I can't get over how dorky snow leopards look with their tails in their mouths.

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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are only a few thousand of them left here in India :(

    VampiressCrow
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. I won't look at him. *hand wanders and pets wild kitty* I refuse to look! *heart melts, squee!*

    Oops
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can hear the hissing and growling up to here.

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    The founder of the ‘Trust Me, I'm A "Biologist"’ Facebook page, Mitya, kindly agreed to tell us more about his connection to science and how he created the page in the first place.

    "I hold a PhD in medical sciences and have been involved in medical and biological research for about a decade, both in academia and in a startup. My research interests range from the biology of aging and longevity to cultivated meat and CAR NK cell therapies. Let’s just say I’ve spent more time around petri dishes than most people spend around their kitchen dishes," he joked.

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    #4

    AI detects potential breast cancer early, enhancing medical diagnostics in science through innovative technology solutions.

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    Corvus
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And not to create uncanny-valley art that steals the jobs of real arists.

    BeesEelsAndPups
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In fairness, I've been working as an engineer in AI for well over a decade, and I have never worked on LLMs or image generators. I have worked in a lot of different industries from medicine, to industrial production, to finance. And the vast majority of AI use cases have been building models to assist humans in finding issues that may not be immediately apparent unless you are looking across huge amounts of data. It's just that the LLMs of the world are getting all of the press and all of the VC money.

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    Alewa
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am surprised that we are allowed to see human female breast tissue here. You can even see the n****e.

    zububonsai
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My exact thought! A ...n.i.p.p.l.e?! UNcensored?! A whole breast... uncovered!! The End is near....!/s

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    Orion Red
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ok, typing on my phone. so gonna be choppy. This ain't success was not real. When they trained the AI, they knew which patients ended up with breast cancer. So they showed it the X-rays, then let it determine the results. then graded it on correct answers...wash rinse repeat. After the ai started getting high scores. the press reported it. THEN, the ai folks broke down how it was figuring it out. Turns out, the X-ray files had metadata included, like the type of machine that took the image. So the AI was using the type of machine instead of the image. Turns out. the cheaper machines are used in poorer area, which get more cancer by the time they get checked.

    The Darkest Timeline
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yay! AI that actually does something. Unfortunately, this probably isn’t the sort of thing the tech bros can monetize so - while it does bring in lots of investment making a few people rich - AI is still falling horribly short of what they’ve promised.

    Vylnce NA
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That isn't the problem. Someone had to insure it, like a radiologist is already insured. Would you use an AI doctor if no one would insure it?

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    Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero"
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly. And definitely not put on things that go; Boom, Baboom, Vaboom, or Kaboom!

    Sally Moen
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This scan shows little white veins, they are the milk ducts women have in their br3ast material. That's what they are there for, the whole purpose of a br3ast. Also, I had a tech look at my scan many years ago and say that my br3asts were cloudy. Scared me so much, until a week later when I got to see the doctor, who explained what I just wrote in the above paragraph. Being of childbearing years, you get that view in a scan

    Toni Ahlgren
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do I see an uncensored 8008 on BP?

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    #5

    Elephant swimming in a river, and another walking with a calf, highlighting biology in nature's habitat.

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    Lyop
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG! Hahahaha! The wittle trunk there at the back! Adorable.

    dylan colon
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    now yes it looks adorable. its really a sigin of some bad things

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    cerinamroth
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And I shall name him Snorkel! 🥰

    Chewie Baron
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In German, that’s the word for their trunks!

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    SCP 4666
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look Mom, I'm a Submarine!

    Lara Verne
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "This is your badness level. It's unusually high for someone your size."

    Oops
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Raised up the hard way.

    Alley Cat
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That little trunk looks like a submarine scanning the area

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    #6

    Dentist humor on toothpaste opinions, highlighting the irony in the medical field.

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    Thorsten Massow
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They keep these ten dentists locked up in their basement.

    The Darkest Timeline
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The one that disagreed was trying to send a message

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    BrunoVI
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, but have you been asked about sugarless gum for your patients who chew gum? Then again, only five of you were, and one of you screwed up.

    tom (bat/man)
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    maybe your hygienist fields these questions

    Elizabeth Butler
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know someone who worked in the Colgate plant across the Ohio from Louisville (with the big clock). He uses baking soda instead of toothpaste. He told me why, now I won't use toothpaste either. Baking soda is fine.

    Scott Rackley
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always envisioned the 1 who didn't recommend was some grumpy old man telling them that's b******t

    EJN
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe people cannot believe that a dentist would tell them which is the best when it would limit potential problems that dentists could make money by fixing? It's a cynical thought, but probably close to the mark.

    PunchinelloTX
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dear friend is a dentist and she says the same thing! lol.

    Verena
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The most disturbing advert on TV was a dentist from a village in the neighbourhood. The entire rural region is immensely short staffed of dentists, so it was a surprise to see her on TV like that (Smulders, Hulst).

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    Mitya tells us that the idea for this page came to him after he noticed that all the science meme pages weren't really focusing on biology and medicine.

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    "At first, I was worried we’d run out of material but after all, there are only so many jokes about fruit flies and pipettes, right? Turns out I was completely wrong! The ideas are endless, and the page took off faster than a lab intern running after a rolling tube of PCR samples," he said.

    "We soon opened a group so that anyone, not just admins, could post content. It’s always fascinating to see what people share, whether it’s a brand-new joke about lab life or a heartfelt question about experimental mishaps."

    #7

    Trucks labeled Coca-Cola and Pepsi overturned, humorously depicting a near apocalyptic scenario. Science meme humor.

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    Robert Millar
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those trucks would probably have got to Mars before Elon Musk.

    Doug Moyer
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, not a photoshop at all. Very convincing!

    Caffeinated Ape
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, it's a jokey meme, not a documentary, I think the standards for photographic accuracy can afford to be a little lax. Next you'll tell me those letters weren't hanging in the air like that! /s

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    Bi.Felicia
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If only Mentos chose to advertise on the sides of the semi-trailer, like most companies do instead of on the roof, they wouldn't need to flip their trucks every time they need a boost in sales. 🤦🏻‍♀️

    KatSaidWhat
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gotta be honest, I would love to see that if it happened.

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    #8

    Funny meme about donating kidneys, blending humor with science and medicine themes.

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    Mike Rodrick
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I went to the basement to get something from my freezer & there were people there I didn't recognize.

    Adam Zad
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I gave blood once. Never again. Too many questions. Where did you get it? Whose blood is it? Why is it in a bucket?

    tw 72
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...and why are they all together in a bucket?

    Cristi nah
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those five kidneys are not probably yours

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    #9

    Tweet about infertility joke with funny reply, highlighting science in a humorous context.

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    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's like homosexuality. In my case, my dads managed to produce me, yet I'm heterosexual.

    Pferdchen
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    side note: I saw an article yesterday discussing research suggesting that homosexuality may be a genetic phenomena involving genes passed on from the mother. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/feb/14/genes-influence-male-sexual-orientation-study

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    Nadine Debard
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Infertility isn't sterility where I live. My mom was infertile and had to take a treatment to get pregnant.

    StrangeOne
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got pregnant once and then couldn't ever again. Not sure about my mom. I think she only wanted one kid, if any at all with the way she raised me. My grandma had a lot more kids.

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    Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero"
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That hurt, just reading it. I now have an ice cream headache, and I am not eating ice cream.

    Corwin 02
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We can all pray she won't procreate cause her kids will have the IQ of a houseplant

    Luis Hernandez Dauajare
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please, do not insult the intelligence of houseplants...

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    Bored Sailor
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, hear me out. In a weird way she has a point, no kid to have kids.

    char
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    imaginary children can't have kids. well, unless you imagine them too.

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    E Menendez
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Infertility can be genetic, though. There are many forms and causes of infertility. If your parents had difficulty conceiving, etc. I mean, back in the day before birth control there were families that only had one or two kids. And that is being married for decades and never using birth control. So it would make sense if you're from the same gene pool that when you decide to have kids there might be difficulty.

    Doug Moyer
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow. So many people think she was serious.

    Bob Brooce
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you read something stupid on the internet that's the safest assumption.

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    Paulo Antonio Moreira
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still have a faith in humanity. I hope she's been sarcastic.

    Ellen Veldhuis
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of a joke I once heard: I always stayed single: my in-laws couldn't have children ;)

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    Since its creation in 2011, the ‘Trust Me, I'm A "Biologist"’ Facebook page has garnered over 1.6 million followers. The founder believes its success lies in it being the first meme page exclusively dedicated to biology, resonating with a broad audience of scientists, researchers, students, professionals, and teachers.

    "Before “Trust Me, I’m A Biologist,” there wasn’t really a place to find memes that poked fun at the daily research grind—like that special moment when you realize you’ve been calibrating the wrong pipette for 45 minutes. These kinds of jokes remind people they’re not alone in their lab struggles. At the end of a long day, sometimes seeing someone else’s hilarious gel electrophoresis fail can turn your own fiasco into a shared laugh."

    #10

    A humorous science meme with text about a parrot talking.

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    Lara Verne
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    - "Brothers, gods spoke to me through my parrot!" - "Amazing, what did they say?" -"Hello, I'm parrrrot, how arrre you?"

    tw 72
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Funny story: Several parrots had to be removed from public view at a British view because they kept swearing at the visitors. They also taught the other parrots to swear. Truth: Parrots can be a-holes.

    Disgruntled Pelican
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think they understand how much money I would pay to have parrots swear at me.

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    Stannous Flouride
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some wag suggested that the first person to use sarcasm must have had a REALLY hard time explaining what it was and how it worked.

    LilLostHere
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just wait 'til he's fully convinced that he imagined it when he tells ignorant society.

    Mike Rodrick
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially if he'd been drinking.

    Cathy Carey
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Idk, my new cat started saying mom and I'm ok. Seriously, mom - sounds just like a child too.

    Huddo's sister
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the people who heard Lyre birds etc before knowing about them, especially mimicking sounds from the 'human' world. Like the screen door keeps squeaking but no one is there.

    Puppy Dancing!
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had a raven or crow, who loved videogame sounds, and lived in the local ravine. Da da da da...peew peew.

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    WindySwede
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or burnt on a fire?

    Thorsten Massow
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not really. Since ancient times we have fables in which animals could speak.

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    #11

    Lizard meme showing male supporting female, humorously depicting science theme.

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    That Person
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh… that’s what they were doing? 🤨

    Eric Williams
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Baby, I can't hold on much lon....

    Gdawg
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Headed a while new position now it's not 69 it's 70

    Gdawg
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's hanging on with like 1 toe from each foot

    KatSaidWhat
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't recall seeing this in the kama sutra.

    JL
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ultimate friendzone

    #12

    Creative insect architecture with tiny stairs on a pot; playful take on biology and design humor.

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    MyNameIsNotAPortent
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this from Donald Trump’s “so sue me” terracotta collection.

    superfluous
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can't sue trump! 1. presidential immunity, 2. you would be a traitor/NOT s

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    Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero"
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay... who bribed the Codes Enforcement Officer, that signed off on this pot/planter? There are no hand rails, no landing breaks, no exit/evacuation route signs, no standpipes, no proper night time lighting. I am sorry, but this pot is now "red tagged".

    Susie Elle
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If there's a category of animals than need very little help with climbing things, it's insects

    Mike Rodrick
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least they don't have to use ropes or giant ladders.

    Leah Isenbert
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where are the bugs hands to hold said railings?

    Holly Allen
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, tiny ladders in the tub for moths

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    Having run a page that's been blending humor and science for over a decade, Mitya believes humor is essential in science.

    "Let’s be honest: biology (and research in general) can be stressful. If you can’t laugh about the time you accidentally used the wrong buffer, turning your cells into goo—how else are you going to cope? Sharing these misadventures not only provides comic relief but also builds camaraderie among fellow scientists. Sure, you can overdo it, but as long as it’s done in good spirit, humor is a fantastic way to remind everyone that behind every serious scientist is a real person who occasionally forgets which tube they labeled five minutes ago. Science should be fun!" he said.

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    #13

    Science meme about cell replacement humor, pondering how past embarrassments were done by new cells.

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    Ace
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    See the 'Ship of Theseus' paradox.

    Arthur Waite
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We learned this one in High School as "Grampa's Axe". Three new handles; two new heads, etc.

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    TotallyNOTAFox
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Neurons and heart tissue gets rarely to never replaced though

    Ryan Barnhart
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if anyone used that one in a parole hearing.

    Lotekguy
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once maybe. Twice never.

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    Daman dan
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't worry babe, that was 7 years ago! I was a different person then!

    The Darkest Timeline
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People can and do change over time which is why maybe we shouldn’t be so quick to judge over things that happened years ago. Of course, you would want them to express genuine remorse over any wrongdoing but, more importantly, whatever bad behavior they engaged in ending is the ultimate goal. Some people, though, never change and shouldn’t be trusted.

    Lyone Fein
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the Buddhist view point.

    Corvus
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In other words, we've all died several times already... wasn't so bad :P

    Lulu
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me who knew this because of The Book Of Bill:

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    #14

    Car with a swarm of bees, humorous commentary about counting bees, related to science.

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    Kathy Brooke
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That would be one hell of a revenge. Forget hiding a tracker or a rotten fish in someone's car!

    Jaya
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For a second I thought you meant counting the bees was the revenge 😄 "I'm gonna get you for this you bästard! I'm gonna mürder your family, no wait... I'm gonna count your bees!"

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    Ian Webling
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I only count 5,732. Does nobody fact-check anymore?

    Radek Suski
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A beehive can contain around 20,000 bees at its peak. However, when a swarm occurs, only a portion of the colony departs, making it highly unlikely that the swarm contained the full 20,000 bees. ..... I'll see myself out

    Marilyn Holt
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    but wait.......didn't anyone notice after 20 minutes and .........oh never mind

    Neb
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably by weight?

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    #15

    Otter and seal humor meme about biology, with otter looking at a seal underwater.

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    JoinMeZoe
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HOLY FŮĆĶ THAT IS THE CUTEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN

    Yulia
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did you look at the Pallas cat??! 👀

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    lwolf1952
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You otter be in pictures....

    Highfalutin Heron
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're thinking about looking up how they interact in the wild, don't. It's horrifying.

    Lara Verne
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "And this is my aquatic cousin, Ben."

    karivfta
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    except one is semi-free and gets around, the other forever in a pool for people's amusement and owners profit.

    L Venn
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For further cute otter content, watch Kotsumet on Youtube. Two cute otters in Japan.

    Sally Moen
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why can't the otter go inside the tank to play? It's an otter, it lives in water

    Tom Brincefield
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They dint play together in the wild. They're competitors.

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    axle f
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ....an example of animal world uncanny valley?

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    The previously mentioned study backs up Mitya's opinion as it claims that including amusing elements in scientific content can be quite beneficial. 

    The new study published in the Journal of Science Communication on March 10, 2025, and led by Alexandra Lynn Frank, a doctoral student at the Grady College of Mass Communication, has found that humor "can both have positive impacts on the likability of a communicator, as well as enhancing perceptions that the message is an appropriate and legitimate source of scientific information."

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    #16

    Lobster resembles a giant alien on a metallic planet. Science meme humor with water droplets like stars.

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    Bored Retsuko
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s actually a fantastic pic. I hope the lobster was released.

    Bill Swallow
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, it's the Gargan, from 'Teenagers From Outer Space'.

    Dirk Daring
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's either one enormous bucket, or a really tiny lobster.

    Cathy Carey
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can no longer see the bucket.

    Cathy Carey
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    See, it IS all about perspective.

    Otto Katz
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And now I can't unsee that

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    #17

    National Park Service humor about hiking safety, highlighting wildlife options in a biology context.

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    NapQueen
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the bear is brown, get down. If it's black, attack!

    Sally Moen
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sigh, I miss the good old days when bears were hunted to the point of extinction. Jk. I have one single close encounter with a (brown) bear, while berry-picking. I wandered off alone down a big patch of blackberries, heard a noise on the other side of this enormous bush of berries, called out Hey! Realized that it was a bear. Both bear and I hightailed it out of there in fright of each other

    Pandapoo
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same when I snorkel. I want there to be a buffet available in case a shark shows up.

    EJN
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How about offering them a Trump/Vance PR event in Yellowstone? JD looks about half bear so it might end up part family reunion!

    Brian Droste
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not unless the bear decides you he wants.

    Renaissance man
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Always hike without of shape people, that way the bear can eat them and not you

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    #18

    Tweet about Chernobyl documentary inaccuracies with a woman's surprised expression, featuring science-related humor.

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    Corvus
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandma was in Ukraine at the time of the accident. She was really impressed by their cleanliness - they would wash the streets and even the buildings several times a day. (yes, she didn't know why they were doing this, as the authorities tried so hard to cover up the accident at first)

    Petra Peitsch
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When the cloud reached the nord-european countries, just than accepted the than-soviets, that shít really happened.

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    2x4b523p
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of my teachers said she went temporarily blind after the compulsory 1st May “labor day” march. It was a mystery as even doctors didn’t know about the disaster, so she will never know if it was caused by the radiation. I was a kid when she told us in the mid 90s so I don’t remember the details, thinking back she might have had cancer because she was very skinny and bald, back then women were not bald as a fashion choice in my country.

    Empty Harris
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol! Took me a sec tho

    LilLostHere
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    either someone can't count or that dude has 8 fingers.

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    The craziest thing about Chernobyl is the highest number of victims were unborn children aborted out of fear.

    "Politicians, entertainers, and advertisers often use humor because people tend to like and connect with people who can make them laugh. When people find something funny, they're usually less likely to argue with or reject the message or the person delivering it. Our research supports this idea. We found that humor can aid scientists' communication efforts, but only if people think they're funny," Frank further explained.

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    #19

    Cows amusingly sitting like dogs on grass, showcasing a humorous take on animal behavior in science memes.

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    Eric Williams
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    do they slide around like dogs on a carpet?

    Lyone Fein
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cows get up to all kinds of things when there are no cars around.

    NerdAlert
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats what my cat looks like when i put him onto my lap XD

    Mike Rodrick
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Different species teach each other all kinds of things just to mess with us.

    Bill Swallow
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone thinks cows are *SO* cute - until they get close to one in real life and catch a whiff of cow manure.

    Tom Brincefield
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I lived across the street from a small dairy farm. Down wind.

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    karivfta
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cows aka grass puppies. They also like to play ball and lick your face.

    ohjojo (you/your's)
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    but it's dog sitting like people. so isn't it cows sitting like people

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    #20

    Clay penguin meme humorously depicting the body's struggle with sleep, related to biology and science.

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    𝖊𝖜𝖔𝛋
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wakes up at 5am, desperate to go back to sleep, can’t for hours. Five minutes before the alarm is due to go off, doses off. Then the alarm goes off and it’s so loud it feels like a ship foghorn! This is my new routine for the last two weeks 😭 after waking up two or three times in the night too

    Remi (He/Him)
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Check the time so you know the clock's not gonna ring soon, then tell yourself you're gonna just rest your eyes a bit and relax. Doesn't work every time but you're more likely to get back to sleep if you're not trying. Besides relaxing and thinking something comfy is the next best thing to actually sleeping anyway

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    BarfyCat
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did not give my consent to be featured on Bored Panda!

    jasper
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG. Every. Frickin'. Time.

    #21

    Science meme of a lecture on relative dating, with humorous professor's note on a slide.

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    That Person
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are always the best teachers

    Earonn -
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Geostratigraphy at its finest. ;)

    Corvus
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just hand me the deep-fried pork rinds, Bubba.

    EJN
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A Professor with style.

    LilLostHere
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you need your specifics. Kids nowadays

    It’s very important that people find the science communicators funny because if they aren’t on board with the humor used, it can have the opposite of a desirable effect. “However, it is important to note that recent research conducted by my co-authors indicates that harsh forms of satire can be perceived as aggressive, which may undermine the credibility of the source of scientific information."

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    #22

    Science meme about fish: saltwater vs. freshwater dilemmas, with a character saying "Water is water" humorously.

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    Mike Rodrick
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bull sharks too. They just don't care.

    Serial pacifist
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bear: Welcome, dear biwater creatures!

    Lotekguy
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For salmon, fresh water is an aphrodisiac.

    Heras buddy
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bull sharks 🦈 are the same. Just a tad more dangerous.

    Benoît Rainville
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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When male salmon go in freshwater it's to mate and die, so technically the first line applies to them.

    #23

    A plant with a funny face resembling an expression, humorously reflecting on science.

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    Cathy Carey
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, plants have a sense of humor. They heard about Plants Vs. Zombies and now this.

    Ge Po
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And then he said ... and then they just ... and then ... MAMAAAAAA!!!!!

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    #24

    Cat meme humorously references Schrodinger's box, blending science with humor.

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    MyNameIsNotAPortent
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Schrodinger’s cat has 18 half-lives

    BrunoVI
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Geez, how radioactive is Schroedinger's cat?

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    Cristi nah
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Schrodinger only had to put the box in front of the cat, it jumped into the box on it own will

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    8 months ago

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    To me, Schrödinger's Cat doesn't really make sense. A cat is dead when a cat is dead, there is no in between.

    WindySwede
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Schrödinger made that analogy to show how bizarre this was. As I understand from some YT explanation. I dunno myself.. also, not my dv.

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    But when humor is used responsibly, it can be a powerful tool “that can humanize scientists and create meaningful connections with the public on social media. By leveraging humor, scientists can simplify complex concepts, making them more relatable and easier to understand.”

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    #25

    Funny science meme: A child justifies leaving toy dinosaurs on the floor by saying it was their planet first.

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    cerinamroth
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Double point when you consider those toy dinosaurs are made from plastic, ie the ancestors of the dinosaurs she‘s playing with.

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    Bored Retsuko
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My imaginary 7-year old said the same thing.

    Richard Iachetta
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And they didn't screw it up. It took a asteroid or comet to make their planet uninhabitable. Humans, dope that we are, manage to do the same with no extraterrestrial assistance.

    VampiressCrow
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    D**n. They won with that comment.

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    🇺🇦 🇵🇸 TribbleThinking
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never quite recovered from my dinner with my 3 year old nephew. It was a large clan gathering, multiple children, I was the adult attending to him at the buffet style dinner. He insisted on seating the new teddy bear I'd bought him beside him, and on Teddy having its own plate. He'd eat both, so there was no waste. I solicitously fetched appetisers and the main. Then came dessert, ice cream, yay. So I politely enquired what flavours Teddy would like. "It's a toy!", came the reply. I considered myself told and obediently fetched some random flavours.

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    #26

    Meme about a group of men lost at sea, highlighting humor in science themes like biology and psychology.

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    lwolf1952
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seems like the whole world is a break from reality right now.

    Mike Rodrick
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only the U.S. but it happened before. 2016.

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    Sniggiw
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Similar to the astronauts that are currently stuck in space....umm, do you really want to come back??

    Stannous Flouride
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Thanks, but could you just leave those provisions and water and come back in a month or two?"

    Richard Iachetta
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    29 days without having to deal with humans. Somebody should turn that into a business

    Marla Singer
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Er, it would be cheaper than therapy

    LilLostHere
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly, I would too. Just make sure to at least let me have watermelon

    Tracy J
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ....so would a lot of women.

    Pyla
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or read a map….or astrolabe….what trigonometry?!?

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    #27

    Yulan magnolia blossoms resemble small birds, humorously linking biology and perception through a funny science meme.

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    and_a_touch_of_the_’tism
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My guess is so birds try to mate with them, therefore spreading the pollen. Other flowers do it with bugs.

    Bored Retsuko
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    why do people no longer use proper spelling or punctuation im afraid it annoys me

    LilLostHere
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YOU DIDN'T EVEN USE ITTTTT. sorry lol, it annoys me too.

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    Chonky Panda
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    8 months ago

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    This is a fake photo. The Yulan Magnolia blossoms look nothing like this...

    Lady Eowyn
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just looked it up. The blossoms of one type of Yulan Magnolia *do* look like this.

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    #28

    Duck crossing parking lot with tire tracks behind, humorously suggesting speed, relating to science memes.

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    Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero"
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like a 4 speed Duck. So it depends on what gear it was in. I mean you have; Daffy Speed, Donald Speed, Howard Speed, or Mighty Speed.

    Rebecca Taylor
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    way to fast but they have good brakes!

    Richard Iachetta
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish I could give Helena multiple upvotes, it's that good

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    #29

    Baby swordfish with tiny sword on fingertip, highlighting funny science meme in biology.

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    Jaya
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More like swords are born with a tiny swordfish. Look at how huge that sword is compared to it's tiny body!

    cerinamroth
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Baby swordfish should be called pinfish

    MotorcycleDoggo
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You have to feel sorry for swordfish moms, givng birth to living, moving knives.

    CultOfBambi
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From Google: 'Swordfish reproduce by laying eggs, not giving birth to live young, and fertilization is external, meaning the female releases eggs into the water and the male fertilizes them.'

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    Oops
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The finger already looks cut.

    Cathy Carey
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Snails are born with see through shells.

    Alex Kennedy
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sadly, that is how they get those tiny swords for cocktails.

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    #30

    Biology majors smile at bugs while computer science majors look shocked, humorously comparing science disciplines.

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    Luis Hernandez Dauajare
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    CIA staff looking at bugs all day \(˚☐˚”)/

    BrunoVI
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nurse looking at bugs all day -(`@`)-

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    keyboardtek
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When Ronald Reagan was promoting the death ray in space project my computer class teacher said it would take 100 years to work out any software bugs in the system to be sure the laser rays did not accidentally destroy the planet.

    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, it's largely what I'm paid for. I don't care if I'm adding features or fixing bugs, my rate of pay is the same.

    Neb
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You mean you don't care if you are adding bugs or fixing them?

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    Doug Moyer
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On the programming side, looking AT bugs is a great feeling - it means you finally FOUND them.

    LooseSeal's $10 Banana
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exterminators looking at bugs all day 🕵️

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    T'Mar of Vulcan
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Imma zap those little freaks with my darksabre."

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    #31

    Doctors saving nurses while lab people depicted underwater, highlighting science humor.

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    Peet
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a lab people I strongly agree

    Petra Peitsch
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would call a blessing not to have to deal with people/patients, but still doing the job, you really like. Do you really like, don't you? /fun. I'm in a somewhat alike position. Being a chef, I reallly like to cook, I'm just not good with dealing with idiots. Therefore are my colleagues in service. A few days ago, the hotel director asked me, if íI would willing to go out to the guests for a kind of small-talk. I don'' t know, what my facial-expression was, while I answered: "Are you sure, it's a good idea?". But he said: "Nevermind".

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    keyboardtek
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Be sure to thank your nurses. They prevent your doctor from accidentally killing you.

    Beachbum
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    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the lab people. I don't ever get to see yuo, but I still love you

    Ellie Ahmed
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is true for basically everyone working in a hospital vs doctors. As a records manager, things I’ve reported to hospital administration about various doctors in my career: their documentation not meeting minimum legal requirements, not storing information securely and risking a major confidentiality breach, removing our hospital records to their private rooms without permission, screaming at my staff member over the phone so badly that she had to go home for the rest of the day, and the doctor who physically threw a heavy medical file at my head after I politely asked him to rewrite his discharge note because the patients insurance wouldn’t accept a diagnosis of “she’s 95”. Things the hospital administration have actually addressed with said doctors: zero.

    Otto Katz
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lab person for 30 years. Can confirm

    Richard Iachetta
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my life I have had two long stays in the hospital and in both cases I got more and better information from the nurses. Doctors want to keep you in the dark, so all their knowledge seems to be special. It'snot.

    Shelley DuVal
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always feel sorry for the people who have to do the tests for bowel cancer

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    #32

    Desert fox versus dessert fox meme, showcasing science humor with animals in different environments.

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    Lara Verne
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that my cat is dessert fox as well.

    Robert Trebor
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The soldiers decided to desert because they couldn't get dessert in the desert.

    Happynyss
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone needs to name a Corgi Fennec

    Richard Iachetta
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would like one of each, but if I can only have one, I'm taking the dessert fox, he brings the munchy food with him

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    #33

    Bell peppers arranged in a bell curve pattern at a grocery store, humorously linked to science.

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    cerinamroth
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or a pepper parabola for those of us who speak British English

    Jnausicaa
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Upvotey for Totoro.

    Mike Rodrick
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also a learning curve for MAGA.

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    #34

    Funny science meme text about academia and cults; humor on belonging in science fields like biology, medicine, chemistry.

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    keyboardtek
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And when you leave academia you at least learned something useful.

    Catlady6000
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's what the dude working at Starbucks said

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    #35

    Panda meme humorously comparing pandas to people seeing glasses-off for the first time.

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    Lara Verne
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Forgot to apply his eyeliner

    Neb
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Low on sleep, and they got white eyebags /s

    Cathy Carey
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Meh, I prefer the red panda; and, where are their eye patches.

    Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero"
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must not hug the absolutely, ridiculously, and definitely too cute potentially capable of becoming, fluffy murder puppy!

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    #36

    Text image discussing the science of emotional tears from a social media post.

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    LuckyL
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now I want to know if this is true

    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's all true, except the part about people caring. Edit: Before you accuse me of being mean, the idea that it will solicit care is pure speculation. There are things we know and can prove, and things we make assumptions about.

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    emily_harvey116
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here's me at first thinking "irritant tears" are the ones I cry when I'm just SO angry. 😂

    Bored Retsuko
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe that's why tears from crying give me pimples if I don't immediately wash my face, the other kind of tears don't. 🤔

    Eugenia 🇮🇹🤌
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Non emotional tears need to wash your eyes, so they are less dense is my guess

    Richard Iachetta
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Emotional tears are different from pain/irritant tears, but I understood it was to flush out the chemicals that were causing the emotional tears. I won't swear that it's true but everyone I talk to about it and myself feel better after an emotional cry

    Isabel Galvez
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you hame something in your eye, an eye lash, or an infection, for example.

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    KatSaidWhat
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Emotional tears also release endorphins.

    Learner Panda
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I believe the onion tears (ninjas beware) are also another different composition.

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    #37

    Hand holding an adorable mole, showcasing its surprising charm. Perfect for a smile-inducing science meme.

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    NapQueen
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If he needs some more plants to dig up, I'll volunteer mine!

    JoinMeZoe
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dont u dare kıll it

    Stephanie M
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As with all of nature, the mole was here before us and is just trying to live. He apologises for digging up anything......please don't murder him.

    GalPalAl
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only once in my life did I see a mole in person and it was absolutely adorable covered in soft fur.

    Oops
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He dont eat roots and is very useful,do not k**l him. He is not a vole. (mole - vole??? Come on, now wonder, people are confused).

    Kyra Noelle
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My yard is destroyed by them :-(

    Jen Schurman
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The little hands! I couldn’t do anything but wish him well and send him on his way!

    Huddo's sister
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whenever I think of moles, I picture the ones from Animals of Farthing Wood and hear the ones from Redwall (I loved reading the accents out loud to my sister).

    #38

    Periodic table with humorous licking guide; combines elements of biology, medicine, chemistry in science meme.

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    luci (he/fae)
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you CAN lick anything at least once.

    Bill Swallow
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ... Good luck with Astatine. As Randall Munroe said on XKCD: XKCD-Astat...d733f8.jpg XKCD-Astatine-67d479ad733f8.jpg

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    NerdAlert
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can lick anything, no promises you will survive though.

    Marvin Dionisio
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, you can lick them. Some, only once.

    Puppy Dancing!
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    8 months ago

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    Sir Richard Fiddler The LXIXth
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmmm, licking uranium 92 maybe might not be a good idea

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    #39

    Fossilized Thalassotitan atrox skull humorously compared in size to Danny DeVito, illustrating science humor.

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    Luis Hernandez Dauajare
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anything to avoid using the metric system, eh?

    BeesEelsAndPups
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Come within 4 Danny DeVito's of the United States and say that!

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    Corwin 02
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Americans, using every measurement but metric , where is the banana

    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In this case, though, this is one alternative unit I can get behind.

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    Mike Rodrick
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Definitely better than a banana.

    Ms.GB
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But how many bananas is one Danny Devito?

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    Huddo's sister
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But how big is Danny DeVito, because I've never seen him next to a banana?

    Auntriarch
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So does one devito equal a decabanana?

    Nancy Lynch
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And Danny DeVito is over a meter tall.

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    #41

    Strong outdoor plant and weak indoor plant meme about biology humor.

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    Petra Peitsch
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me, able to "k**l" even a cactus ... I'm with you, man! Plants are just not for me.

    Petra Peitsch
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    REALLY? Like, really? BP you are censoring the most ancient word of K.I.L.L.? Are you all idiots working over there, or just switched to AI, not giving a flying F.UCK about your page, till it makes you some money " Premium-membership" Guys, you are f.cking kidding me, while you have one self-produced post once a week. At most. For what do you wanna get money? For browsing your whole working day the social media? Laziness ...

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    KatSaidWhat
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My therapist enlightened me about repressing [stuff] - "weeds break through concrete". lightbulb moment and since then I now actual examine the situation and emotions before just burying them.

    Oops
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You fulfilled all my needs? Ok, i lay down and die.

    #42

    A humorous meme about science, highlighting the importance of data analysis in experiments.

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    Bonnie Blue Bird
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But analysis isn't the fun part!

    #43

    Dog dressed in colorful attire, humorously illustrating a science meme about predicting rain.

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    Azari Azalea
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight. Red sky in morning, shepherd’s warning.

    Lady Eowyn
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Red sky at morning, sailors take warning. Red sky at night, sailors delight.

    Sanfransweety
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Weatherman is the only profession where you can be wrong nearly 365 days a year and still keep your job! Well, that and now being president of the United States, apparently.

    TotallyNOTAFox
    Community Member
    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We are in fact better at smelling petrichor than sharks are at detecting blood in water

    Lady Eowyn
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But I constantly run into people who can't believe me when I say it's going to rain. That's not what the guy on TV said! OK, then why are you getting soaked when I'm under my brolly?

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    KatSaidWhat
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ha, called a thunderstorm one day 20 minutes before it hit because I could smell them. The non-believers got drenched.

    ohjojo (you/your's)
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    how did it go from sailors to shepherds?

    Richard Iachetta
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want an outfit like that for a dog friend of mine. She lives next door to me and as cute as she is, she would be cuter in that outfit

    𝖊𝖜𝖔𝛋
    Community Member
    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me when I can predict if it’s gonna rain based on whether I get a bad headache. Low air pressure does weird things! And my family can tell when I’ve had a bad migraine cos I have really terrible nose bleeds afterwards

    ManuelQue
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That sounds awful. Some people have used Botox to help their migraines. You can ask your doctor about it.

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    Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero"
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Both of my shoulders have anchors holding them together, due to OTJI's. My superpowers are now knowing a week in advance, that precipitation will be forthcoming in the near future.

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    #44

    Spider on grapes highlighting the importance of washing fruit, humorously related to biology and medicine.

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    nomnomborkbork
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes it is, I say as I re-wash the grapes I bought yesterday.

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    Eric Williams
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I actually found one in grapes! I kept one in a jar and fed it bugs on the windows by taking the lid off and capturing the bug inside. Drama ensued. The Black widow is not a tidy web-maker. This one's web consisted of numerous individual strands from the lid to the bottom of the jar. In truth, the jar lid was not easy to get off because the combined tensile strength of the strands was astonishing!

    Maggie Fulton
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Their website are also very crackly. Makes it easy to tell if it’s a black widow’s web.

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    Thatkamloopsguy
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    but you have to make it radioactive first.

    Doodles1983
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At the rate the world is going, no problem.

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    LilLostHere
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    or get a free way out of your student loans?

    TMMITW
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, that is a black widow.

    April Pickett
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm heading to the grocery store and grapes are on my shopping list.

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    #45

    Two men discussing science, with one pondering how dinosaur sounds were imagined without hearing them.

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    Earonn -
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same with every alien, dears.

    Stannous Flouride
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The velociraptors' sounds in Jurassic Park are recordings of tortoises mating at Sea World San Diego.

    Helena
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I firmly believe Trex's clucked.

    Hyacinth (Any pronouns)
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My favorite T-Rex sound concept is that it was sub-sonic, so you felt it rather than heard it, sort of along the lines of a turkey threat display. Although imaging T-Rex making eagle noises is also hilarious.

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    Lee Gilliland
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But we know how they sounded because we have models of their voice boxes.

    Two_rolling_black_eyes
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know this gallery is old BUT many of the ones we "made up" sounds for have fossil records and we've blown air through them. Headcrests in Hadrosaurs and syrinxes (llke the hyoid bones your voice boxs hang one) in multiple other groups.

    CozyBear
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *extremely loud and long gasp*

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    #46

    Elderly man with glasses smiling under text about PhD stress, humorously highlighting challenges in science fields like biology.

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    Mimi M
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grad school is a hazing, not an education. Persistence, Hardheadedness and Determination.

    BookFanatic
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And a lot of muttering "what the actual f**k" and crying.

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    #47

    Penguin from a movie scene humorously reacts to vibrating air as music, highlighting a science joke.

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    keyboardtek
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At what point does organized air vibration considered to be music?

    Dragons Exist
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you can hear it and decide that it sounds good enough to be music

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    Roni Stone
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Any time I hear it. I have a bit of musical ear syndrome - auditory hallucinations, most likely from a stroke. Everything turns into a song in my head. Now, if it was only *good* music...

    V
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I the thing where I can hear music in white noise.

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    #48

    Model of Chernobyl as a humidifier, emitting steam, with humorous reaction in a tweet.

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    XenoMurph
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Full "lifetime" guarantee.

    Rebecca Taylor
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eww making fun of a disaster. How disgustting.

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    #49

    Person on a plane shows arm tattoo of heartbeat with words, humorously connecting medicine and science.

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    April Pickett
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a session with my therapist and I was shocked when she showed me that I was o.k., I just needed to look at myself from a different angle. It was about forgiving myself for all of my denigrating actions and thoughts.

    Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero"
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is a lights and siren, with fast driving rhythm. We refer to it as high flow diesel.

    Nancy Lynch
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A-fib. That's my heartbeat.

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    #52

    Trojan horse labeled "physics" with "maths" inside, being pulled by a "physics teacher" towards "students". Science meme.

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    Lyone Fein
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We could make one for astronomy as the horse and physics as the nasties hiding inside….

    Biofish23
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You could also make chemistry the horse with physics inside. Or biology the horse with chemistry inside.

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    justagirl
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once complained to a teacher that physics was just maths in disguise and he was just like "Eventually, it's not even in disguise anymore"

    Jnausicaa
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The further you advance in some fields, the closer you get to specialised maths.

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    #53

    Pie chart meme humorously depicting "Benefits of staying in academia after PhD," highlighting science-related struggles.

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    Lyone Fein
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You are correct. None of these are on the pie chart.

    #54

    COVID-19 test meme with humorous text exchange about vasectomy, part of funny science memes.

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    MyNameIsNotAPortent
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well if you tried chloroquine and ivermectin and they didn’t work, I would absolutely recommend a vasectomy.

    Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero"
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You forgot the oral or intravenous, sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) infusion.

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    Corvus
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Click here to enable panic mode :D

    Joe Bloe
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why didn't people recommended vasectomy more often during covid??

    Paul C.
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The good news is he had a vasectomy so he can't reproduce. Bullet dodged by all of us.

    Peeka_Mimi
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Girl drop that man because this shows you who he is.

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    #56

    Biology-Medicine-Chemistry-Memes

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    Luis Hernandez Dauajare
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wanna hear a history joke? It's kind of dated, but it has aged very well...

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    #57

    Character at a desk humorously reacts to mass extinction, highlighting science longevity of sharks in biology context.

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    NerdAlert
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Remember Carol the Megalodon? I miss her"

    #58

    A child holding a baby, looking displeased, illustrating a funny meme about supervising science projects.

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    realenancy170
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are you passing it off on me!

    Auntriarch
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not the burrito I ordered

    #59

    Baby toucan meme showcasing humor in science-related content, focusing on biology.

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    Lady Eowyn
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They put on their Sunday best for the photoshoot.

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    Helena
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who can toucan? You can toucan!

    LiuLiu
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I needed it!

    Skara Brae
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When they are young and not very strong yet, they always face in the direction the wind is blowing...

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    #61

    Man confused by paper about spiders as web developers, humorously linking science to finding bugs.

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    Judes
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Finding bugs in code is great! It's not finding them that is not enjoyable.

    #62

    Science meme about a rat study showing jazz preference on substances, prompting a humorous response.

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    Trillian
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So you need to take d***s to enjoy jazz. Makes sense.

    keyboardtek
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The uneducated think jazz is random noise. Only the bad jazz is random notes. The good jazz requires tons of complex music theory to play well. But it requires LSD to understand jazz theory.

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    EWD
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If they give them weed do they like Bob Marley?

    Helena
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You get c*****e, rats and jazz. Let em have a good time

    Earonn -
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More interesting: if we give rats jazz to listen to, do they show similar effects to getting c*****e?

    #63

    Science meme showing a humorous exchange between PhDs and journal publishers about research copyright and payment.

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    BrunoVI
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wanna get real mad? You're paying for the review process. And yet researchers have had gibberish published in top journals to prove that no meaningful review process takes place.

    Lyone Fein
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just be grateful that your name is in print………now you finally have something to send to your mother to show her that those decades in school weren’t a complete waste.

    keyboardtek
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you were lucky in college your education included a dose of recreational LSD and you came out of it enlightened.

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    #64

    Researcher labeled figure hilariously attacking "Data" in a medieval painting meme about science.

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    I am John
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mwahahahaaa. I see this all the time.

    Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero"
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially with the Intelligent Design, Flat Earth, and Microchipped Vaccines theorists.

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    #65

    Funny science meme warning against drinking uranium dioxide peroxide.

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    TotallyNOTAFox
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1 gram of uranium has 18 million calories though

    cerinamroth
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am a bit peckish but I think I might pass on that

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    Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero"
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So are they trying to hydrate,irradiate, and purify me at the same time?

    Child of the Stars
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a pun for Water [H2O] for you [4U]. But in chemistry, H2O4U would be a molecule made up of 2 hydrogen atoms, 4 oxygen atoms, and 1 uranium atom. Idk what substance that would make, but it doesn't seem like something you should be putting in your body.

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    #66

    Man labeled as 'Female birds' and a colorful person labeled as 'Male birds' humorously depicting science-related meme.

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    GalPalAl
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does this mean that male birds and other species where the male is more colorful and flamboyant are objectified for their plumage?

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    #68

    Man holding a tube with a fish inside, labeled as an emotional support trout, humorously linked to biology in science memes.

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    Dave Platt
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now, now... no carping about small details, please.

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    Gabby M
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How bout we go with just Emotional Support FISH!

    MyNameIsNotAPortent
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Resembles a Dumb A*s Bass, they’ll check it for TNT.

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    #69

    Slugs escaping from a makeshift leaf and stone enclosure, humorously resembling a biology experiment gone awry.

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    Earonn -
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you find a snail (not slug) with a damaged house but the animal unharmed, you can take them in for a while. Feed them lettuce and ground egg shell (or any source of calcium), keep them wet. A tupper box with a kitchen towel at the bottom and daily water spraying works fine (don't forget the mesh on top). The snail can rebuild its shell, and you'll feel like Albert Schweitzer. :D

    Paul C.
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you, I have on occasions felt so bad when I've inadvertently damaged a shell and not known what to do.

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    T.M.P Janssen
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember that my neighbour and I once collected a whole bucket full of slugs and put them in their bathtub to later look at them (we were 5 & 6 years old I think). We didnt know they could go up walls and ceilings. Their mom got the shock of her life when she wanted to use the bathroom and there were like 30 slugs EVERYWHERE.

    PiAnisum
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my gosh, that reminds me of a vacation in the summer holidays where we had nearly 2 weeks of rain instead of sun. We were three very active kids and didn't stay inside a day. Instead we used the bricks we normally used to build a grill, to build a arena and placed numerous snails and slugs that we collected in the surrounding grasslands inside. Then spent hours and hours of naming them, picking our favorites, searching the yummiest food for them and looked every morning which one were still in the arena. Needless to say, back them we had no smartphones, let alone internet. But I believe we would have still been doing that with it. We simply would have recorded it all and made a documentary out of it. I hope I can do this in the next years with my niece. :-)

    Lara Verne
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I put them in hospital because they ate my plants.

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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do that. With a little saucer of beer in the centre.

    #70

    Plastic crab skeleton display highlights funny science-themed decor.

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    Earonn -
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wrong? Yes. Lovably silly? Also yes.

    Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero"
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too much resemblance to a facehugger. Time to get a flamethrower and some incendiaries.

    Nilsen
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean it isn't as if we don't know what a crab's (exo)skeleton looks like....

    Lady Eowyn
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let's not take all the fun out of life.

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    #73

    Diagram of sodium channel in biology with humorous "Batman" text added.

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    NapQueen
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A girl I went to school with actually called her daughter Nana after Batman....no joke!

    Joe Bloe
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My two grandma are called Nana! Imagine with all my great-gandma!!

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    #74

    Child illustrating science meme with plant in helmet, highlighting biology, medicine, and chemistry humor.

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    Linda
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kids, don't try this at home

    Doug Moyer
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From BBC Science Focus. That's a lot to carry around on your head... A mature sycamore tree might be around 12m tall and weigh two tonnes, including the roots and leaves. If it grows by five per cent each year, it will produce around 100kg of wood, of which 38kg will be carbon. Allowing for the relative molecular weights of oxygen and carbon, this equates to 100kg of oxygen per tree per year. A human breathes about 9.5 tonnes of air in a year, but oxygen only makes up about 23 per cent of that air, by mass, and we only extract a little over a third of the oxygen from each breath. That works out to a total of about 740kg of oxygen per year. Which is, very roughly, seven or eight trees’ worth.

    T'Mar of Vulcan
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wasn't that a plot point in "Mission to Mars"? Joe Morton's character survived on Mars because he'd grown plants.

    #75

    Comparison meme humorously questioning intelligence between a young person and Einstein; science-related achievements listed.

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    Corvus
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Contrary to popular belief, being good at Rubik's cube is not an indication of high intelligence.

    Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero"
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just preferred to use my Rubik's Cubes as a violence deterrent in the 1980s. Basically I smashed them into the bullies' faces, repeatedly. But, the Rubik's Snake and Pyradminx actually worked just as well, or better.

    JoinMeZoe
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me. I can solve a 4x4 cube too!

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    #76

    A science meme parodying a movie scene, depicting PhDs with humor about low pay and pressure.

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    #77

    Triangle graph humorously depicting watermelon tastiness for science meme.

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    Khavrinen
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I haven't seen any in years, but my Grandfather was a fan of pickled watermelon rind. It used to be not that uncommon to eat ALL the watermelon.

    Huddo's sister
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always liked the bit closest to the rind the best

    Nosirrow
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's an Eastern shop in my town and I saw there pickled watermelon with rind. Why?

    #78

    A woman pointing at a child, with text about procrastination and becoming a researcher. Science humor meme.

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    #79

    Cartoon meme with biologists frustrated, while physicists, chemists, and biochemists sit smugly discussing science humor.

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    and_a_touch_of_the_’tism
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lol there is an ongoing rivalry between the physics, bio and psych professors at my school. It started when the bio prof called psych a “soft science” and snowballed from there

    Trillian
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well ... in my school you had to choose (minimum) one science for your Abitur (A-Levels). Biology was always chosen by those who sucked at STEM subjects but needed the credits.

    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I took biology and physics at college... and dropped physics because I sucked at it. Passed biology pretty easily though.

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    #80

    Two people crouch behind a wooden barrier, humorously illustrating science in a medical context.

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    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are they hiding behind ironing boards? Are they being attacked by zombie housemaids?

    Peeka_Mimi
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My daughter is an Xray Tech.

    CutePanda
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Being exposed a few times in your life is different than being exposed hundreds of times a week.

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    #81

    A humorous science meme about humans questioning extraterrestrial life, featuring a comedic skit with a shocking twist.

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    TotallyNOTAFox
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Do you earthlings enjoy wiping out other species?" - "Depends on the species, [enter alien race name]"

    keyboardtek
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hell, they enjoy wiping out their own species!

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    #82

    Man in a suit drawing organic chemistry on chalkboard; another disheveled man drawing same on rock. Chemistry meme.

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    Corvus
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Day one would realistically teach you methane, the simplest organic compound. Benzene and its likes should be at a later day.

    #83

    Science meme contrasting annotated paper with approval gesture.

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    #84

    A woman sitting by a cactus, with a humorous science meme about nurturing and the desert.

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    Natalia
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've accidentally killed 3 cacti in my life!

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    #85

    Funny science meme depicting a monster and a woman with text about research and reluctance to delete work.

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    Catlady6000
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor demon. He looks so traumatized

    #86

    Woman in office attire at a computer, caption about confusing research paper. Science meme humor in biology and medicine.

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    #87

    Cats labeled Proton, Neutron, and Electron humorously depict science concepts in a kitchen setting.

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    #88

    A humorous science meme about glycogen, featuring a conversation about breaking things in biology.

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    #89

    Science meme: Mendeleev stands with hands on hips, reacting to the irony of students memorizing the periodic table.

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    Corvus
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't know about other countries, but they never made us memorize it. The periodic table usually hung on the wall of chemistry classrooms, in plain sight.

    Neeraja Srinivasan
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Made us memorize it when I was I school. Not my kids' generation though

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    #90

    Two images showing a student and a professor with funny expressions related to AI and science memes.

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    #91

    Drake meme humorously comparing two identical "Data" labels, relating to science.

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    T'Mar of Vulcan
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Daaaah-ta, day-tah or the Mzansi and Aussia dar-tah.

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    #92

    Diagram humorously comparing wood cutting methods; a great science meme.

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    XenoMurph
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This just shows how a sawmill that makes planks would do it. Wooden fence posts and gate posts, joists, beams etc etc etc They are cut in many ways

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    #93

    A sequence of science terms for water with increasingly intense reactions.

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    #94

    Funny science meme: "Getting a paper published takes longer than making a COVID vaccine."

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    #95

    Hand holding a cashew labeled 9 kcal, with a 327 kcal label for a dog, highlighting funny science meme about calories.

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    Lost Panda
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    #1 That's written in Japanese #2 It says Jam Bread...

    cerinamroth
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s katakana (Japanese alphabet for foreign words). I used to have a kanji app on my phone (my kanji‘s c**p) and everything I scanned in Japan just said ‚fatty tuna‘. Even the instructions for operating a hot tub. I now use that for anything I don’t understand in Japanese!

    sneklvr
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm more worried why a Pomeranian is 327 calories? If it has not been eaten?

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    #96

    Bacteria reacting humorously to different ethanol concentrations; a science meme illustrating biology and chemistry concepts.

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    OneHappyPuppy
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup, it has to do with the solubility of the bacterial capsule. You need a little bit of polarity in your solution to make it break

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    #97

    Dog dressed as a scientist beside a whiteboard with a biology-themed meme about p53 and carcinogens.

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    Corvus
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "The TP53 gene is the most frequently mutated gene (>50%) in human cancer, indicating that the TP53 gene plays a crucial role in preventing cancer formation." - Wikipedia

    #98

    Two-panel meme depicting a plasmid exchange between "Me" and "Bacteria" in a humorous science setting.

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    Susie Elle
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    :') I gotta forward this to the microbiology departmen

    #99

    Man holding two pigeons labeled as green and yellow pea plants, referencing Gregor Mendel's genetics in a science meme.

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    #100

    Diagram of a volcano with cement blocking the mouth, humorously suggesting an experiment in science.

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    Corvus
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like one of Trump's ideas. Right next to injecting disinfectant and putting an UV light inside people.

    NerdAlert
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sure, lets just add flying cement to the eruption :)

    wowbagger
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the same person who thinks they can win a fight with a grizzly bear, isn't it?

    justagirl
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    (tilts head sideways) wouldn't that...just increase the pressure inside the volcano and cause the whole thing to explode?

    Gabby M
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hows about putting cement in certain folks mouth .... just a thought (⊙_ʖ⊙)

    Stephanie M
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Crikey......they really do walk among us 😲

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