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50 Of The Cleverest Science Memes That Perfectly Blend Humor With Knowledge
Many of you sitting behind your screens have long forgotten what it's like to fall asleep in a science class only to be awakened by a teacher asking you to explain a principle of Newtonian mechanics in front of the whole class.
The truth is, not many of us have given physics, chemistry, or cosmology a chance to actually learn to like them. Equally few have the brain, willpower, or patience to have done so. Luckily, there are no science tests anymore and we can finally sit back, relax and enjoy the most entertaining part of it.
The Facebook group titled “The Lighter Side Of Science” is a perfect source of it, sharing anything “from bizarre science discoveries and experiments to weird and unusual creatures, scientific studies, theories and much more.”
Boasting 691.3K members, the community is growing strong as it joins people who share the fascination with science into one bunch of a family. Scroll down for the most interesting posts shared on the group!
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What separates a prejudice or an assumption from a scientific fact is the hard evidence. Scientific evidence is evidence that serves to either support or counter a scientific theory or hypothesis, although scientists also use evidence in other ways, such as when applying theories to practical problems.
Scientific evidence is information gathered from scientific research, which takes a lot of time (and patience!) to conduct. But there are a few things that all this research needs to have in common to make it possible for decision-makers, and ultimately all of us, to accept it as “evidence”.There are some criteria we want scientific evidence to fit into. First, it has to be objective and unbiased, which may be a hard thing to do keeping in mind that the majority of researchers constantly apply for funds.
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Rosemary Booth 3 years ago
My orthodontist kept pushing back the date for removing my braces, saying "Next month" at each visit. I got tired of waiting so just grabbed my dad's needle nose pliers and took them off myself. Yes, I got in trouble.
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Midi Shaw 3 years ago
My dental tech husband just scoffed and sucked all the humor out of this. He says braces are easy to take off… something about grabbing something something and twisting… Yeah, he’s a killjoy.
Jay vay 3 years ago
That would be the ending! Some a*****e dental tech would say that sentence while walking up to the person and doing it. Then the screen fades to black.
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Denise Davidson 3 years ago
As as orthodontist assistant, they are so super easy to take off. If you have pliers ever better. I could probably take them out with the simplest tools they have. I loved doing it, favorite part of job because I get to see them first when they see how they look when off. Especially if it was a hard case and to see the transformation to an even more beautiful swan. Male or female. My daughter finally getting hers off after over 5 years right before Christmas. She needed a lot of work. 12 extractions at once and needed surgery to bring down her central teeth. So excited to see!
Brandy Finley 3 years ago
Not true, all you need is tiny pointy scissors, ang needle nose pliers and they pop right off, I was 17 and overhear my mom and the orthodontist talking about breaking my jaw and rewiring it to fix a slight overbite and I ate fine and like the way I looked, never went back, hopped a ship to Alaska and removed the braces myself a year later
Terri Martin 3 years ago
Ha! However, my kid tore his own braces off in protest as teen. I'll let him write it 🤦♀️
Edison Lima 2 years ago
Stephen King's (post?)apocalyptic novel "Cell" has a chapter discussing how much "maintenance" we don't usually remember to be part of civilization. Diabetes, glasses, pacemaker bateries...
Lorraine R 3 years ago
Why is it when Disney want you to hate a child character they always put braces on their teeth? Remember Sid from Toy Story?
Nathan Wolfe 3 years ago
"The only remaining orthodontist was kidnapped by a vicious gang of hooligans who just so happened to worship an undetonated bomb. Their ultimate goal is to help their "God" achieve fruition by detonation. Said bomb is still remotely linked to others. If it goes, so do they."
Robert Benson 3 years ago
Ok... Start with 'Kid' arguing with Mom about even needing braces with Mom's reply along the lines of ... think about your future... (Kid has some seriously messed up teeth) Go through the months of tightenings... then the day to get them removed finally arrives... That's when apocalypse happens. ... Insert drama here... ... Somehow... the braces AND the straightened teeth are required to save the planet
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Samantha Melnychuk 3 years ago
Or, you'll do like my brother did with his cast and just do it yourself (he used bolt cutters and a Dremel, not a saw).
Mallory Gallo 3 years ago
Even worse having your jaw wired shut. Time for a dry erase board lol.
Eliza MacLean 3 years ago
My kid could have them off in 10 minutes. Swear she could pop a bracket walking out of the office
NoSoupForYou 3 years ago (edited)
I feel like 'Brace Yourself' would be a better title. Just because 'Brace for It' isn't commonly said. I would continually annoy myself by reading 'Brace for It' and immediately correcting it to 'Wait for It' in my head every. single. time.
Cashme Outside 3 years ago (edited)
I mean Id just use a pair of diagonal cutters to cut the wires at least. The last thing you need is extra pain from something avoidable while you are are trying to survive
Denise Davidson 3 years ago
Actually all you have to do is take wire out from back super easy and then you take pliers and take the brackets off each teeth one by one. Done.
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According to Manu Saunders, a researcher and PhD candidate from Charles Sturt University, mostly, funds are distributed fairly. “But if an organization funds a research project that will benefit them financially, then we cannot accept the findings as 'evidence' unless different researchers (from unrelated organizations) come to the same conclusions through their own independent research.”
Moreover, since scientific evidence relies on data, it’s vital for researchers to ensure that the data they collect is representative of the “true” situation. Saunders argues that it means researchers have to use proven or appropriate ways of collecting and analyzing the data and ensuring the research is conducted ethically and safely.
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Daniel Atkins 3 years ago
Wow someone has actually done this. Are we sure they aren’t super villains?
Peer review and professional consensus is the most crucial step since it turns research into the “evidence” that we all talk about and rely on. “The researcher has to present their data, results and conclusions in the form of a scientific report or paper. This must be reviewed by their scientific peers – only they are qualified to assess the validity of the methods and the accuracy of the conclusions the researcher has drawn from the results,” Saunders explains.
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It’s also very important to note that most scientific facts reach us though media and press, politics and opinion makers. Oftentimes, we don’t have the opportunity, time nor want to spend effort checking facts for ourselves.
Saunders argues that it’s a good idea to check if “scientific evidence” backs up its case by asking a couple of questions: “Who funded the research and why? How much evidence is there and how was it gathered? Was the sample size or location representative of the 'real' situation?”
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Alias Delfs 3 years ago
Yes in the dark recesses of her mind she’ll always remember that grown man who was sobbing on the floor in a dinosaur costume
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German engagement ring from the 16th century; It was designed to turn into small astronomical map with a sentence: "The whole universe is in your hands."
April Caron 3 years ago (edited)
It’s not an engagement ring, though. It’s an astronomy tool. It’s an armillary sphere. And it’s a replica that is quite widely available for sale. There are some in museums, from as far back as the 16th century, but most have biblical Latin phrases written on them. They were a status symbol, worn by men to indicate how knowledgeable they were. But you CAN buy one. Either a less expensive sterling silver model or an expensive solid gold model. Just search for “armillary sphere rings.”
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Amanda Rose 3 years ago
Yes, Curiosity and Perseverance really do matter since they are on Mars! 😂
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Deborah Harris 3 years ago (edited)
And then there's Bonnie Tyler 🙂 .. quick edit to say how proud I am of you all for the comments, you made my day :D
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Hugh Crawford 3 years ago
Where's the photo of the guy taking the photo of the guy taking the photo?
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Sylvia Schmitz 3 years ago
It doesn't need physical contact to influence and preys on ones desires. Sam's desires were enirely wholesome. He wanted to help Frodo to get rid of the thing. He didn't want to do the deed himself, he wanted to help, so he could give up the ring voluntarily after carrying it. (Simplyfied explanation!)
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Final score:
316points
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Garth Bock 3 years ago
And having none of his kids look like him means you've been involved in a group project.
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Final score:
96points
Matthew Saunders (Submission author) 3 years ago
Also from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. There are several of these cheeseburgers hidden among the exhibits.
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Patricia O'Rourke 3 years ago
They also wore hats, long sleeves and skirts or trousers. And they probably got some other awful thing that they died of first, like, maybe the plague!
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Amanda Rose 3 years ago
Mine jumps ship completely. I don't get gray hair, I lose them all thanks to chronic illnesses.
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Final score:
94points
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Final score:
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Dynein 3 years ago
Ok, so I just HAD to check this, because it just sounded too suspicious... Turns out the devil's in how you define "certain memories". Colloquially, you'd think it means that you can erase the memory of a specific event... but actually, what's meant is that you can erase PTSD-related memories while leaving "regular" memories intact. Scientists found out that the molecular basis for those memories is different, so inactivation of a certain molecule will get rid of the anxiety and traumatic response. https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/select-memories-can-be-erased-leaving-others-intact
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Patricia O'Rourke 3 years ago
And no matter what it is they're working on, it has to be kept top secret
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Amanda Rose 3 years ago
I guess I never realized that you could specifically buy double yolk eggs. I've never seen that where I live.
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Garth Bock 3 years ago
It's been done . Astrophysicists discovered we have three black holes called children that suck in everything
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Garth Bock 3 years ago
Alexander Graham Bells second phone call he received was about his car warranty expiring
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Final score:
56points
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Dillon Brown 3 years ago
Here is another one where all the dead guys would pipe up with "discovered!"
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April Caron 3 years ago
New fear unlocked. Never touching a tree branch again. And you can not pay me enough money to set foot on Australian soil.
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American Panda 3 years ago
Let’s also talk about the fact that Leo said, “I’m the king of the world!”, not “I’m on top of the world.” (Imagine Dragons said that.)
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Donna Corliss 3 years ago
I love how it picked a marine biologist's home! Coincidence I say not!!
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Phenomenon of vivipary - growing sprouts of strawberries still attached to maternal plant
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Izzy Curer 3 years ago (edited)
Found a crab in our pool one day. We live several miles from the nearest beach with several busy highways and neighborhoods in between. Mystery. (Crab was okay. Released happy and unharmed back into the bay)
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Final score:
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Final score:
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Final score:
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Leon/Moxxie 3 years ago
Wrong article buddy - I don't even know what it article it would go on either-
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Ciara Ann Stone 3 years ago
Oh, so Australia became the new America when they lost old one. Huh. Never thought about it that way.
Marilyn Russell 3 years ago
Yes I remember being a kid in the 70’s and we didn’t know sunscreen was a thing. Only occasionally got a good burn. As a teen we put baby oil on to tan and I’m whitey white Canadian of Scottish/English ancestry. Now I have to be careful what time of the day I’m outside and be as covered up as possible. I was out boating/kayaking the other day and I put on layers of sunscreen.
Pat El 3 years ago
Yeah, we still have an ozone layer. The hole was predicted by scientists due to the cold temperatures preventing ozone formation. As soon as they found R-12 refrigerant, the environmentalists quickly jumped to ban that substance (coincidentally the patent was up, too) and blame the hole on hairspray and air conditioners. Total nonsense. Sun exposure combined with a healthy diet PREVENTS deadly melanoma along with a slew of other cancers and diseases that plague first world office dwellers.
Lyrica Melody 3 years ago
Some of these are great, but wow there's a lot that have nothing to do with science memes.
Ciara Ann Stone 3 years ago
Oh, so Australia became the new America when they lost old one. Huh. Never thought about it that way.
Marilyn Russell 3 years ago
Yes I remember being a kid in the 70’s and we didn’t know sunscreen was a thing. Only occasionally got a good burn. As a teen we put baby oil on to tan and I’m whitey white Canadian of Scottish/English ancestry. Now I have to be careful what time of the day I’m outside and be as covered up as possible. I was out boating/kayaking the other day and I put on layers of sunscreen.
Pat El 3 years ago
Yeah, we still have an ozone layer. The hole was predicted by scientists due to the cold temperatures preventing ozone formation. As soon as they found R-12 refrigerant, the environmentalists quickly jumped to ban that substance (coincidentally the patent was up, too) and blame the hole on hairspray and air conditioners. Total nonsense. Sun exposure combined with a healthy diet PREVENTS deadly melanoma along with a slew of other cancers and diseases that plague first world office dwellers.
Lyrica Melody 3 years ago
Some of these are great, but wow there's a lot that have nothing to do with science memes.
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