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The majority of material surrounding scientific topics is still quite stiff and dry—void of any humor. It’s because many believe that joking about science undermines its authority and legitimacy. However, some studies and science communicators are trying to prove that comedy and science can coexist. Just a sprinkle of humor makes complex scientific topics more digestible and easier to learn. They are basically asking, ‘Why not laugh while learning a thing or two along the way?’
The 'Quantum Infinity' Instagram page that shares various science memes is also bringing knowledge in a fun way, in hopes that it reaches more people’s brains. To help the cause, our team compiled the best ones in the list below. To find them, all you have to do is scroll down!
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Karen Klinck Klinck 3 months ago
They tod him to capture the enemy convoy. The cargo--or transport--happened to include the horses. Good for him! He honored his culture while fulfilling his mission.
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Corwin 02 3 months ago
and we all have a backyard where we can plant 156000 tomato plants , or 6250 even
Vicky Phenny 3 months ago
And we can afford to not sell any of them for the two years we're growing our tomato empire, apparently.
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WindySwede 3 months ago
Also, one tomato have more than one seed! 🤓😮 Also who will pick them, etcetc...
ohjojo (you/your's) 3 months ago (edited)
currently a problem on many American farms as ICE IVE has kidnapped their eorkers and no one else is wanting these jobs. So, grow your own or go picking and pretend its pumpkin season.
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Bill Swallow 3 months ago
I'm still laughing at his assumption that each tomato plant will yield 25 tomatoes.
Uncle Panda 3 months ago (edited)
After WWII, my dad's parents planted a Victory Garden, consisting of 100 tomato plants. Dad hated tomatoes for some reason, and would visibly shudder when he said, "They even made tomato ice cream ..."
Seedy Vine 3 months ago
Not included: Land, sunshine, fertilizer, weeding labor, watering system, pollinators, gardening equipment, time away from work to garden... yeah no, growing food is so cheap! /s
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 3 months ago
I’ve seen this before, and I won’t type another variation of the long essay I always want to, but suffice to say: as a gardener. No.
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Uncle Panda 3 months ago
For a brief period after I had LASIK, I had 20/15 vision, meaning it was extra sharp. It settled out at 20/20 eventually. On my first follow up to the eye doc, I read the bottom line of the Snellen chart when he told me to start at the top. "I see," said my eye doctor.
Panda Kicki 3 months ago
I wonder if the killing of people with glasses during the Red Khmer era affected the rates of good vision in Cambodia. They also believed in connecting glasses with intellect...
A study that was published this year (2025) in the Journal of Science Communication has deeply shaken up the science community, as it disproved the settled belief that using humor in science communication is unprofessional and unreliable. The research found that scientists don’t always have to be serious to be taken seriously. In fact, appropriate use of comedy can make them more relatable and likable without undermining their authority.
“Politicians, entertainers, and advertisers often use humor because people tend to like and connect with people who can make them laugh,” said lead study author Alexandra Lynn Frank.
“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.”
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nut nibbler 3 months ago
Why did the second comment make me think of the Jimmy Car comment " So Susie what have you been looking into this week,......other than gloryholes"
Multa Nocte 3 months ago
Jimmy is SO good with Susie, and she gets a few good ones back in as well.
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Michael Fernandez 3 months ago (edited)
Lauren Boebert & Marjorie Taylor Greene, in the House of Representatives.
Panda Kicki 3 months ago
Images from "Mitchells vs the machines" comes univited to my mind....
As the lead study author mentioned, not all humor works equally well in science communication. If a joke doesn’t resonate with the audience, it could have an opposite effect.
For an audience to enjoy a joke, it has to fit the context and be skillfully delivered. “Sarcasm or aggressively targeting someone, for example, is highly discouraged,” explained Frank.
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SchadenFreudian Psychology 3 months ago
….you have enough eggs to make a lot of potato salad!
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Jerry Jacques 3 months ago
At 98 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius), it is generally not possible to hard cook an egg in a reasonable timeframe, as this temperature is too low for the egg proteins to properly coagulate and solidify. The coagulation (denaturing) of egg white proteins typically starts around 131–140°F (55–60°C), and the yolks begin to thicken around 149°F (65°C). The entire egg reaches a fully set state at approximately 165°F (74°C).
Ravenkbh 3 months ago
I read once that your a**s muscles can stretch far enough that you can fit two raccoons inside. Worth a try.
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Bill Swallow 3 months ago (edited)
Five bucks says No, he wasn't. *Maybe* the first person to get called out on it.
Tom Brincefield 3 months ago
A. Just that, look at the message. "held uh gun".
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That said, this doesn’t mean that every scientist has to become a comedian or that all science communication should include humor. Different topics and communicators call for different approaches, so each scientist should feel out what works best for them.
But those who are comfortable with humor now can use it without any worries, as the research suggests that it enhances science communication rather than detracts from its effectiveness.
“By leveraging humor, scientists can simplify complex concepts, making them more relatable and easier to understand,” said Frank. “This approach not only fosters goodwill but also has the potential to dispel misinformation in a friendly manner. Moreover, humor can spark curiosity, motivating people to seek out additional information on important scientific topics.”
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nottheactualphoto 3 months ago
How does it get to Jupiter? Humans are not yet able to do that.
David Shaw 3 months ago
Wait. Is that the distance Jupiter when it's on the same side of the sun as Earth, or when they're on opposite sides?
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Uncle Panda 3 months ago
I monetized the Venn diagram and made a living off of it for about 25 years. I was a relational database programmer.
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WindySwede 3 months ago
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/chicken-embryos-get-dino-snouts-thanks-biological-tinkering-180955250/
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To find out more about what scientists themselves think about combining humor and science, we previously reached out to science comedian Brian Malow and medical scientist and founder of the ‘Trust Me, I'm A "Biologist”’ Facebook page, Mitya. Both of them believe that science and humor can definitely coexist.
“Of course, science can be combined with humor! In fact, they are a perfect marriage. Science and humor are more similar than most people realize. They are both about finding patterns and connections leading to discovery and surprise," Malow said.
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Auntriarch 3 months ago
This was in one of Azimov's "tales of the black widowers" short stories
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Bill Swallow 3 months ago
... said the resurrected General Sherman, watching an Atom Bomb test.
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Auntriarch 3 months ago
Put your violins in a hessian bag and you have sacks and violins...
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Rick Murray 3 months ago
The reason it's still happening is because violence is *not* the answer, it's just a short-term application of duct tape holding a much larger problem together, for a while.
geezeronthehill 3 months ago
Ain't no "the answer". There are only answers; and those are choices we make.
Dan St John 3 months ago
I don't know when people will figure out, we are all the same race. The human race.
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UKGrandad 3 months ago
And with Satsumas as in the photo, there is a lot of air in the space between the peel and the flesh.
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My physics teacher used this example once! I forget what she was demoing but it was very cool.
"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?” Mitya asked.
“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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Brain-In-A-Vat 3 months ago
When I took my maths O-level, nearly 50 years ago, if you made an error early in the calculation, but the following steps were correctly done, the problem would be marked as correct, even though the actual result was wrong . . .
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Just like in the previously mentioned study, Malow adds that scientists shouldn’t strive to become comedians—all they need to do is relax a bit and let their personalities shine through.
“I give science communication seminars and workshops aimed at helping scientists communicate with the public. And, first of all, I’m not encouraging scientists to become comedians or clowns. You don’t need to be telling JOKES, per se. And there are some easy ways for a scientist to add a little humor to a presentation: You can share a funny quotation or cartoon, for instance. As long as it’s on topic and can lead into your subject,” he explained.
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Marnie 3 months ago
My sister (in Minnesota, US) worked with a guy from India maybe 30 years ago. He moved here during the summer. He was really scared for winter and wondered how many people every year were killed by the snow falling. He thought it fell like this - just all at once, two feet thick sheet of snow comes down thwap over the state all at once.
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BoredPangolin 3 months ago
Ok but if there were no AIR resistance, we'd have a bigger problem than bricks of water falling like meteorites.
Brian Droste 3 months ago
This is what I is like for an insect. Think about a size of a drop rain to an insect? It is one big drop of water to them or many.
Rachel Arteiro 3 months ago
but we would not notice because we would already be dead... you know, due to the lack of air.
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WindySwede 3 months ago
Edgar from MiB looking at Bug Exterminator: mib-05.jpg 
Remi (He/Him) 3 months ago
Aren't you a little too young to have been a part of the Beatlemania?
Load More Replies... Doug Moyer 3 months ago
Nah. If you're looking AT bugs, you've found them. Then you're happy. It's when you're looking FOR bugs that you're unhappy.
Blackmoon The Dragon 3 months ago
I would love to look at bugs all day its the best thing ever
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Malow thinks there’s no reason a scientist can’t be credible and have a sense of humor. “Scientists are actually human, even if some people don’t realize it.” By showing their human side, scientists can help their audience be more receptive and interested in what they have to say, thus inspiring more people to engage with science.
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Jumping Jellyfishes 3 months ago
Sadly, you could show this clever explanation to a certain group, and they still wouldn’t get it. Or they’d refuse to try.
Ace 3 months ago
Yeah, maybe using a balloon analogy, "I've put less air into it today than I did yesterday but it's still bigger today than yesterday", might be easier for the hard-of-thinking.
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Laserleader 3 months ago
They had a perfectly good and useful method. Trying to correct it is like trying to make rain fall faster.
Lene 3 months ago
Which we learned in that post earlier on this list would NOT be a good idea....
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Rinso The Red 3 months ago
Old timer here, can confirm use of alligator for greater than/less than lessons. And yes, I still resort to it when I'm questioning myself.
Scott Rackley 3 months ago
That's how I was taught, back in the bronze age
Load More Replies... Auntriarch 3 months ago
I had a muppet opening it's mouth in shock at the size of the bigger number. Cookie Monster, if you must know.
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 3 months ago
Alligator eats the bigger, stork eats the smaller. Easy peasy.
Miranda Prince 3 months ago
Unless you were in elementary school in the 80s, and then the PacMan wants to eat the bigger number. :-)
Puppy Dancing! 3 months ago
This I learned in Elementary school. The crocodiles eat the greater number of fish
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KatSaidWhat 3 months ago
Was napping in the sun at my desk and my boss walked in. Apparently "solar charging" was not an answer he either expected or liked...
However, it’s crucial that scientists don’t lose factual accuracy while using humor.
“In my stand-up comedy, although I may say something silly or absurd, I do feel strongly about not promoting any misinformation. I would only talk about certain science myths and misconceptions if I’m going to address them and make sure we all know they aren’t true.
I don’t find it limiting to be scientifically accurate. And I love turning people onto science ideas. And the truth is usually more interesting than any fiction.”
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Mel in Georgia 3 months ago
Had to sing a French song in our chorus full of old US Southerners. It was a challenge I don't think we fully met.
childish gambling addiction 3 months ago
aeh wàve mah prívaht pàrts at yeuhr aunties yeuh stúffy english keh-nig-hets
Fenchurch 3 months ago
Okay... I am French and I teach it to adults. And yes, we do have our own weird spelling rules but once you learn them, they are pretty reliable... English however is another story. It has its share of silent letters and confusing pronunciations: gnome, subtle, knife, Wednesday, February, talking, walking (tall-king or wall-king? Nope); womb and tomb but bomb; row and bow, that can be said two different ways (same with read, lead, and tear) and also how and prow but low; and then the whole series with "ough": though, tough, ought, trough, through, thought; and the whole series of words pronounced differently whether they are a verb or a noun: We refuse refuse; we record a record; we suspect a suspect; we contract a contract, and many more...
Never Snarky 3 months ago
Spell any word in French: double the number of letters that aren’t pronounced.
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TMTMTMTM 3 months ago
There's debate on the reason for the final surrender -- another major candidate reason was the almost simultaneous Soviet declaration of war and steamrolling of Manchuria, which could have lead to the destruction of all Japanese forces in China. (Reddit's AskHistorians subreddit has articles in the FAQ about it.) Also, the US was blockading Japan with submarines and surface ships, so starvation was increasing and war materials were running out. Also, finding a nuclear target was hard because so many cities had already been hit hard by conventional bombs.
CP 3 months ago (edited)
People always mention the starvation route, which is nuts! How would that be more humane? How many more people would have died? Starving to death is way worse than immediate vaporization or the way lower number of radiation poisoning. I hate these types of questions, because people use after the fact "evidence" to judge people that couldn't have predicted the future. You have to go by what they knew at the time and not what we figured out afterwards.
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George Costanza 3 months ago
Not correct. A hydrogen nuclear bomb is a "portable sun" that relies on fission and fusion for the explosion. The bombs used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were fission nuclear bombs, with no fusion reactions like in the sun.
Gabby Ghoul 3 months ago
You are technically correct, which is the best kind of correct.
Load More Replies... nicholas nolan 3 months ago
The correct answer is "the Battle of Midway" and this is another history meme, not a science meme.
Ace 3 months ago
The were already in the final stages of retreat and defeat was inevitable. Nearly all of the red area apart from their home islands had been retaken. The bomb just made it into a total and immediate surrender.
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Reemerger 3 months ago
I haven't seen Dave around in a while. Yo, Derek, have you seen Dave lately? Well, looks like Dave's gone, man. Put'im on the list.
Jaya 3 months ago (edited)
Fun fact: it happens quite regularly that they thought a certain animal was extinct for decades, and then that animal just walks by somewhere and they're like "Oh!" :)
Geoffrey Scott 3 months ago
Tasmanian tiger comes to mind. Though here in Michigan the DNR (Conservation) insists there are no Pumas, mountain lions, whatever. I have seen one, my neighbor has seen one, and there are other reported sightings. FINALLY a trail cam got one in the UP. We are in the Lower peninsula, but at least they cannot deny it anymore.
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Bill Swallow 3 months ago (edited)
aye aye aye! You have a good imagination.
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Auntriarch 3 months ago
My dad's favourite number! Especially with custard
Load More Replies... Jaya 3 months ago
That's actually a very good observation! I've never heard anyone say their favorite number is a negative one. And also, everyone always says a full number (apart from special numbers like pi), nobody ever says 20.73, and I also don't think I've ever heard someone say their favorite number is 892647667829509143, they're always kinda small numbers (with the exception of special numbers like google or graham's).
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Dave Brown 3 months ago
To paraphrase the Simpsons, it is the cause of and solution to all of life’s problems.
Tom Nagel 3 months ago
Love finding this quote in the wild. I use it at least ten times a year.
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Tim Gearing 3 months ago
“It provokes the desire,but takes away the performance” spoken by the porter in Shakespeare’s Macbeth
Alex Kennedy 3 months ago
What is drawn on the flask is not even *AN* alcohol, much less the alcohol they are talking about.
Cuppa tea? 3 months ago
I'm not alcoholic, alcoholic goes to a meetings. I don't have problem with alcohol, I have problem without alcohol.
nottheactualphoto 3 months ago
This "work" is really cutting into my drinkin' time.
Load More Replies... KatSaidWhat 3 months ago
Back in the day I had a t-shirt with the symbol for ketamine... those who knew me best then, knew. Those who didn't just thought I liked science (I do).
Puppy Dancing! 3 months ago (edited)
What molecule is that? Furan ring, Oxygen, methyl and propyl...and no ethanol... No drinkable alcohol.
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tameson 3 months ago
After this one my husband made me promise not to read any more of these aloud.
nut nibbler 3 months ago
Was the reply "Urine to deep to quit now" said in an English accent.
Load More Replies... Kim Kermes 3 months ago
I must tell my brother, who recently had a quite large, impacted one removed from his kidney. Good news: not surgery. Bad news: they used a teeny tiny roto rooter laser up his little friend.
Bill Swallow 3 months ago
Yeah, I had one where they had to send in a Laser Cannon and play 'Asteroids' in my bladder.
Load More Replies... Beth Wheeler 3 months ago
A lot of people will tell men that having and hopefully passing a kidney stone is like having a baby. Oh hell no it's not, it's worse than having a baby. I've had 2 csections, 3 root canals, and sinus surgery. Combine all of those and you have kidney stones. I had an obstructing stone earlier this year that caused a bad infection that I had to have Lithotrypsy for. The day after surgery I felt like a completely different person.
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Abby Louise Rexroth 3 months ago
I'm always analyzing products on Amazon by the stars vs. the # of reviews.
Plentyofoomph 3 months ago
I dont think this one is so much about sample size as it is for marketing tactics. A few perfect reviews are probably fake. A high amount of very good reviews is more likely real.
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Blackmoon The Dragon 3 months ago
This is honestly making my brain so annoyed right now, I can see it leaning aaaaa
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Bill Swallow 3 months ago
Dang! What's the conversion factor from Kumquats?
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WindySwede 3 months ago (edited)
edit: [bumble] bee: I'm cold! *Start to shake flight muscles*
Nancy Parker 3 months ago
Cold blooded creatures seeks out sunny spot. Or possibly a capybara to snuggle.
Julie Gellert 3 months ago
Made me think of iguanas falling from trees during cold snaps in Florida.
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Jaya 3 months ago
I love when teachers try to make their lessons apply to teenager's lives. It either turns out cool and useful, or cringy and funny, and I love both.
Nix 2 weeks ago
I remember one teacher, when being accused by a teenager in their class of being cringe when they made something applicable to usual teenage life, replying that it just meant that teenagers were cringe 😂
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Stardust she/her 3 months ago
They asked a similar type of question once on a physics exam “If every time a d******d takes 3 steps forward, he falls three steps back. Assuming each step is exactly 1m and takes 1s to take, how long until he falls into a ditch 13m away?’ In a similar vein, they asked a question in maths that was like this ‘A plane got delayed because a 60 year old passenger had a heart attack. The pilot took half an hour to take him to the doctor and come back. If the plane usually takes some km to start the journey and requires [kg] of fuel per km, find out how much fuel extra will be consumed in order to make up for the delay’
UKGrandad 3 months ago
The answer to the first question is 'he'll never reach the ditch', and the second question makes no sense.
Load More Replies... Nikki Sevven 3 months ago
This can only be answered if you assume the boy is running due north. The problem only says he IS due north.
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Peace 3 months ago
Now I wonder if they thought of that when creating this site.
Load More Replies... childish gambling addiction 3 months ago
Whoever put this one on this post knew what they were doing.
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Reemerger 3 months ago
:D "I like my women like I like my coffee: covered in bees." - E.Izzard
KatSaidWhat 3 months ago
upvote for random Eddie quote. Although my favourite is still the pear sketch. NFI why.
Load More Replies... childish gambling addiction 3 months ago
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Mel in Georgia 3 months ago
Bacteria also keep you well! "Beneficial bacteria, also known as good bacteria or probiotics, are microorganisms that can provide health benefits when consumed or applied to the body, particularly in the gut."
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WindySwede 3 months ago
And all the Elementary Particles feels like New Zealand on to many maps, missing completely...
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Kim Kermes 3 months ago
Um, this is the best qualification for humanity I've seen. On the other hand, during the full moon, they can see crocodiles best and thereby enjoy bathing. On the 3rd hand, they seem to be thanking the moon...
Angel Investors 3 months ago
Physics says that daylight is brighter than moonlight so elephants would logically bathe in the daylight. On the other hand, crocodiles may be secretly moonlight bathers and easier to spot. On the 3rd hand, it is colder at night and one of these two animals is a reptile.
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Dan St John 3 months ago
Just like mankind, bowing and scraping to an invisible being in the sky.,
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Oerff On Tour 3 months ago
You're implying that he actually *has* a brain?
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Giles McArdell 3 months ago
They roasted it because they know it's too dumb to think of a snappy comeback.
David Paetznick 3 months ago
I beg to differ. I believe the large-mouth mega/maga assfish has a much smaller brain to body ratio.
David Paetznick 3 months ago
https://www.amazon.com/TRUMPY-Hilarious-Animations-Fidelity-Personality/dp/B0DFB7ZX9W
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Laserleader 3 months ago (edited)
Umm. Im sure the description is "a shape with four equal straight lines intersecting at four right angles". I could be wrong, but it was my best math subject with an easy A+.
RedMarbles 3 months ago
Congrats on your A+ in the math subject of description of square!
Load More Replies... Ace 3 months ago
There are no right angles in the above picture. You cannot measure an angle between a straight line and a curved line, only to it's tangent.
Tim Douglass 3 months ago
A square is a regular polygon with 4 sides of equal length that intersect at right angles. Everything about this is wrong.
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Marie 3 months ago
You need something brighter than a flame to cast a flame's shadow. One of the few possibilities is a nuclear explosion.
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Brain-In-A-Vat 3 months ago
It only works with a 'dirty' flame that contains soot particles, like a candle flame, 'clean' flames don't . . .
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TMTMTMTM 3 months ago
Swallow those magnets, and there's a chance that two will attract each other across an intestinal fold and perforate your intestinal lining. Septic shock can be fatal if untreated.
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Vicky Phenny 3 months ago
That's not even remotely accurate. Cute Aggression is more likely based on the evolutionary desire to protect "the baby" (person, animal, etc) from harm. Since it isn't your baby and you see it on a screen, your brain gives you aggressive feelings In General that some people assign to the cute thing, but most DON'T.
RedMarbles 3 months ago
"I really like it therefore it must stop being likeable" is the worst explanation of cute aggression I've ever heard.
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Michal Dolyniuk 3 months ago
It is always a way to fool algorithms. And eventually they start catch all colloquialisms, we gonna invent new one.
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Bart 3 months ago
Since there are infinite decimals, wouldn't you, theoretically, be able to find any possible combination?
Eppe 3 months ago
I don't think so, but proving it is beyond my abilities.
Load More Replies... Corwin 02 3 months ago
Yes, the number 8675309 appears within the decimal expansion of pi. Specifically, it is found at the 9,202,591st position.
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